Phone Call from Louisiana Attorney

On Friday, I was given the phone number and name of the attorney that we would be working with in Louisiana but unfortunately I didn't receive the information until it was too late to call him on Friday.  So this morning I called and left a message with his secretary and waited until he returned our call this afternoon.  Needless to say my bubble of excitement was popped a little with a sharp needle of reality.  He felt the need to share with me, which I am thankful for, that honestly only 20% of adoptions in Louisiana are actually completed.  Another way of saying this is that 80% of birth mothers at some point will back out and change their minds.  Culturally it is very difficult for birth mothers in Louisiana to place their children.
 
He has already spoken with the birth mother over the phone but plans to have a face to face meeting with her within the next couple of days.  He will be taking along a social worker and they will be conducting a mental evaluation, financial needs analysis, see if she is being truthful about the whereabouts of the birth father, better determine if there is any family involvement and also trying to get the motives behind her decision to place.  In other words, see if they can get a clearer picture as to how solid of a case this really is for us.  Thankfully this attorney is not requiring us to pay him before he meets with her as he wants to get a clearer picture if at all possible before we continue.

The plan would be to finalize in Kansas, but I am to wait on contacting the KS attorney until I hear back from the Louisiana attorney to see if we should even try to proceed with this case.

This wasn't exactly what I wanted to hear, but am thankful for his honesty and thoroughness.  The odds of this placement happening are NOT in our favor, but know that Jesus is not limited to odds and that if this is God's will, we can be a part of that 20% of successful placements.  Will you please join with us in prayer?  Pray for the birth mother as she meets with the attorney, and that the attorney will have the wisdom to ask and say what needs to be said.  I'm not sure when we will hear back from the attorney following his meeting with the birth mother, as our phone call got cut short, so praying for peace of mind as we once again wait for the next step to be completed.