More on domesticating the adoption - ughhhh!

Have I said yet that I am sick of people prying in my life or that I am sick of my office being piled with 10 copies of every document from the day I was born, or that I really just want to have my son and not have to fight every minute for him to be mine. Well, if I haven't let me say it now! AHHHHHHH!!!

Okay, now that that is out of my system. I met with an attorney whom I have retained for the final process of Akins adoption. One might ask why do we do this and well there is but one good reason, BIRTH CERTIFICATE and another desired reason - name change. Yes, Akins has a birth certificate from Monrovia Liberia and it is in fact certified, but should he ever need copies good luck getting any certified out of Africa. So, the process is to petition for adoption in the state in which you reside and upon final approval of that adoption (which name change will be a part of) birth certificates can be secured and then will be available like any other birth certificate for a citizen born in the U.S.

So, here's the kicker...my homestudy expires in about 10 days that said we have to scramble. Once the petition is filed then the time clock stops and should I be lacking any documents the judge wants we can get them. Getting the petition in now will save me several hundred dollars on a revised homestudy. So, we scramble.

After the adoption is finalize I will then be able to apply for a birth certificate and SS card. So, more reason to scramble because without the SS card I can't claim him on my taxes this year. All this means more time, more money, more damn papers! The funny thing...I'd be willing to pay more money to not have to spend the time or deal with the papers but there is no way out of that. Can you hear the copier burning now!