Yaayyy

[melv16]

The adoption order for my granddaughter has been granted in court:-)

[melv16]

The birth mother goes to contact when she can be bothered to turn up. She's there also at the farewell meeting, along with my daughter. Which can be a bit awkward.
The court hearing earlier this month only lasted 3hrs, most of them take up to a week to complete. It shows the birth mother wasn't fit to be a parent.

[anneasquith]

Soon be all over for everyone melv. Delighted for your daughter and family. Sad circumstances for some though. But the baby is the priority.

[melv16]

I feel really sorry for the birth mother, Ann. At the court hearing no one from her family turned up to support her.

[anneasquith]

It's tragic and sadly a common occurance, I would feel sorry for her as well melv. It's a sad business. But a happy ending for the baby .

[melv16]

The farewell meeting happened this week, which is a relief.
They go in front of the adoption panel next week, then paperwork is submitted and the celebration ceremony should be in the spring.

[wolf63]

It is just the start of a really happy life for your granddaughters.

I, too, feel sad for the birth mother - she may come to her senses one day and wonder what she lost out on. I hope that this is the end of her breeding - for her sake and the sake of any further babies.

[melv16]

So do I, wolf. She comes from a very disfuctinal family, who have a file 2" thick with the social services. What sort of family would allow their daughter to sofa-surf whilst pregnant?

[wolf63]

There was a yob in the local newspapers the other week, the story ended with the fact that he was born in Cornton Vale prison. Some kids just don't have a chance.

Enjoy your girls - my brother has two girls and a boy. The oldest girl is now 15 - she is way more grown up than either me or her father.