Way Out Parenting: What should you do if your adoption hearing judge gives your infant a lollipop?

Way Out Parent — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:35:42 -0700

The fact that you can ask this question means you are one of the fortunate few who live in a state where gay/lesbian adoption and second parent adoption is condoned or even considered. By the time you mount the steps to the imposing family or probate court building for your hearing, you will have already fulfilled most of the requirements on your journey to adoption:

• the filing of legal documents;

• the completion of lengthy application forms;

• the submission of numerous personal references from straight professional friends and associates who have attested to your outstanding character;

• the dreaded home visit during which you felt as if everything you said or didn’t say was being interpreted by the social worker as potential evidence of your misqualifications for parenthood.

You have almost reached the finish line, but you can’t let down your guard yet. Follow these instructions:

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Way Out Parenting: What should you do if your adoption hearing judge gives your infant a lollipop?