I know it’s been several months since you’ve heard anything from us on the baby. With the holiday right around the corner many people will be thinking of friends and family. Chris and I have been thinking it’s time to give an update. First, let’s go over the lingo of adoption to keep everyone on the same page.
Matched-means a family as been identified as next in line for age and/or gender of a particular baby. The family will have to wait until the baby is paper-ready for their “officially referral”
Paper ready- a Vietnamese baby has gone through their (2) 30-day media announcements to identify a family (bio or in-country) that would like to claim them after abandonment.
Paper ready sounds simple,however, as all the state employees that are reading this blog know, no government system runs quickly. Usually a baby is not paper-ready for 4 to 5 ½ months after abandonment. (see below on what it takes to be paper ready)
Referred or Referral-means the baby is officially paper ready to adopt and the family has received their packet of information on the baby to accept the referral.
Now, the good news, two babies have been officially referred to families in our agency, 1 boy and 1 girl. The agency also states that 10 other families have been matched with babies. So any way you slice it we have moved up 12 spots. It’s great news. We feel like we are still on track to receive a referral in March or April. This is a very difficult period for us because it is filled with such uncertainty.
Those of you who know me well, I am trying my best to keep us organized and on track with the things that must get done before we bring our baby home. We wish you all the best this holiday season and look forward to updating the blog with more good news.
Monday, November 26, 2007
How a baby becomes paper ready
1. A baby is abandoned. Authorities prepare initial paperwork, including the witness declaration and initial police report. Childcare Centre (CCC) staff request child's information to be posted in the local media, 15 days.
2. 1st Media announcement, 30 days.
3. Authorities prepare paperwork, including child's birth certificate, prior to 2nd announcement, 15 days.
4. 2nd Media announcement, 30 days.
5. FTIA (our agency) sends letter to IAD (international Adoption Department) to request the introduction of a child to the family. (Please note that FTIA will not send the initial request to the IAD for a family to be matched with a referral until we are aware of a child that meets the family's criteria.), 1 day.
6. IAD prepares letter to Provincial Department of Justice (PDOJ) asking if there is any child meeting the requirements of the family. This 1st IAD letter is called 1 A, 2 days.
7. IAD 1A Letter reaches PDOJ (IAD normally sends letter by registered regular mail), 7 days.
8. PDOJ sends request for a child matching the requirements of family to the Childcare Center, 15 days.
9. CCC sends report letter to PDOJ to confirm if there is a child meeting the family's requirements, 7 days.
10. PDOJ forwards the CCC's reply to the IAD, 14 days.
11. The IAD informs FTIA that there is a child to be matched with a prospective family. FTIA then makes the official referral and we wait for family to accept or decline the referral. If the family agrees to the placement, we submit the family's confirmation letter to the IAD indicating that the family has agreed to adopt the identified child.3 days for IAD to inform FTIA; FTIA will notify family ASAP.
This is why is takes 41/2 to 5 months after a baby is abandoned before they can be adopted.
2. 1st Media announcement, 30 days.
3. Authorities prepare paperwork, including child's birth certificate, prior to 2nd announcement, 15 days.
4. 2nd Media announcement, 30 days.
5. FTIA (our agency) sends letter to IAD (international Adoption Department) to request the introduction of a child to the family. (Please note that FTIA will not send the initial request to the IAD for a family to be matched with a referral until we are aware of a child that meets the family's criteria.), 1 day.
6. IAD prepares letter to Provincial Department of Justice (PDOJ) asking if there is any child meeting the requirements of the family. This 1st IAD letter is called 1 A, 2 days.
7. IAD 1A Letter reaches PDOJ (IAD normally sends letter by registered regular mail), 7 days.
8. PDOJ sends request for a child matching the requirements of family to the Childcare Center, 15 days.
9. CCC sends report letter to PDOJ to confirm if there is a child meeting the family's requirements, 7 days.
10. PDOJ forwards the CCC's reply to the IAD, 14 days.
11. The IAD informs FTIA that there is a child to be matched with a prospective family. FTIA then makes the official referral and we wait for family to accept or decline the referral. If the family agrees to the placement, we submit the family's confirmation letter to the IAD indicating that the family has agreed to adopt the identified child.3 days for IAD to inform FTIA; FTIA will notify family ASAP.
This is why is takes 41/2 to 5 months after a baby is abandoned before they can be adopted.
Quick English Vietnamese Phrases 2.
Check out this site for some helpful and handy vietnamese translations
http://www.vietcali.com/qevp/qevp2.html
http://www.vietcali.com/qevp/qevp2.html
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