Well, the judge now knows about us. He was more enthusiastic when he thought we were an in-state family, but nevertheless has ordered DF%A%CS to investigate us as a possible placement for Chris.
At the very least, if they do what they have been ordered to do, DF%A%CS should be in touch with us or our SW before the next court date. I’m not confident that we’ll hear from them, by the way. They could easily skim through our home study, reject it out of hand, and call that “investigation”. (Cynical much? Why yes I am, thanks!)
But ultimately, the judge has no jurisdiction to ever order Chris placed with us, even if Amy requests it. It is totally and completely up to DF%A%CS. So, they may not choose us, but (theoretically) they’ll have to answer to the judge about why they didn’t.
So now we wait for another month . . . or so.
We’re going to need A LOT more popcorn.
