Paperwork Update - 1 year (homestudy)

One year has passed since we started our adoption process "on paper", and we probably have another year's wait until we bring our baby home. In the meanwhile, we have to keep our paperwork updated. Right now we are working on updating our homestudy - it's required by Virginia state law and serves the purpose of saying, "The Ezzelles are fit to be adoptive parents in the eyes of the Commonwealth of Virginia."

In updating our homestudy, we have to do the following:

• get medicals,
• have VA state police criminal record checks run,
• have child abuse record checks run,
• request Department of Motor Vehicle checks,
• calculate our net worth,
• submit new tax forms, and
• have another interview with a social worker.

This is nothing compared to what was required for the original homestudy or the dossier. And like we've said before, OUR CHILD IS WORTH IT!