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12-21-2012 at 1:22 PM
reallifewi...
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How long for Foster Care License?

I'm not a good waiter.  I never have been.

So I'm wondering if anyone out there can tell me how long from when your homestudy and application reached the licensing office at the state until when you were licensed?

Our caseworker faxed all in on Monday - and she thought we might hear back before Christmas.  But we haven't heard anything and now I'm wondering if that is even possible.

Also - I called the state office to see how long they are taking (see? I'm a completely impatient pain in the butt) but had to leave a message since the person wasn't there.

I know it's unlikely we'd get a placement by Christmas - but I'd really like to at least be available, you know?

Would love to hear your thoughts. And/or calming mantras... :) 


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12-21-2012 at 2:10 PM
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Our was 30 day max wait. 10 day for off site auditing approval and then the state had 20 days to approve. It did take a few days less than that.

 Hang in there. Waiting sucks. Once you know you are approved you will pull your hair out wondering when the phone will ring. Wink


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12-21-2012 at 2:46 PM
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We were told it was a 45 to 60 day wait.  But we were licensed on day 44!  That was the ONLY thing that happened ahead of schedule in our licensing process.  

I do know that in our state if they have no available foster families, they can do emergency licenses for foster parents in your situation to take a placement.  They basically put a rush on it so you can take the child.  

I remember how much the waiting sucks.  And it always used to annoy me when people said to just enjoy the quiet and your time with DH- but it is true!  Enjoy some non-kid-friendly time!  

12-21-2012 at 10:17 PM
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We were told about 45 days later. They are kind of disorganized so we got a placement call before we were even officially given notice that everything was approved and finalized.

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12-22-2012 at 8:03 AM
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The guidelines in my state were 90 days from when everything is complete to the time it is submitted for approval and 30 days for approval. The problem was we were told it was submitted for approval a LONG time before that actually happened. So the 120 day process took 7 months. But once it WAS submitted, it was right at 30 days.

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12-22-2012 at 7:39 PM
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I think it took about 45 days.

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12-31-2012 at 2:48 PM
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Thanks, All!!

We're still waiting... :)  But with the holidays, I guess that makes sense.  The state came back with about 6 questions on our homestudy - one of which was if "Husky Rescue" meant a dog rescue for huskies.  Yes.  Yes it does.

That was Thursday, 12/27.  Answered all the questions with our agency caseworker and she submitted them on Friday 12/28.  So we'll see where from here.

I'll keep you posted! 


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01-01-2013 at 9:34 AM
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Thanks for the update. That is so funny they needed to clarify that. Hopefully you won't be waiting too much longer!

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