"Furthermore, the child's ability to attach to a family is gravely hindered when temporary custody is taken and the child is subsequently returned to foster care in the interim waiting period to finalize the US visa. "
This is the reason I am adamant that Peter will not return to Liberia without family. it is detrimental to HIS long term well being to remain WITH us .... forever. It is not simply a mother-son bond, or a nice thing to do. it is setting the child up for future security.
IF the Liberian Government drags this process out, our family will make whatever plans necessary to remain with him.
At this point, we were informed that we must file another form for the US government that may take 3 months to process, the paper work required along side it are as laborious as the home-study, and we are just getting started. on the good side, we already have organized our family documentation (for the homestudy) so now it is a matter of photo copy each item and then mail in the $850 fee.
Peter will remain with his family, he will not suffer the confusion of yet another separation.
Consider this:
We have very limited means of communicating with him what to expect, or what is coming up. So how do you tell a 5 year old with very limited communications where he is going, and when you will return for him?
we wont.
"My friends, adoption is redemption. It's costly, exhausting, expensive, and outrageous. Buying back lives costs so much. When God set out to redeem us, it killed Him." -Derek Loux
Praying for all of you and your sweet boy.
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