New Kansas Law Eliminates 30 Day Waiting Period on Adoption Requests
Disgusting.
“Kansas lawmakers have eliminated the state’s mandatory 30-day waiting period on adoption requests, saying the limbo period can be heart-wrenching for the prospective parents.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Gov. Sam Brownback signed the measure to remove the waiting period, which was highlighted in a reality television series called “The Baby Wait” on Logo TV.
In that show a Wisconsin couple wanted to adopt a Kansas couple’s twin newborns and expressed fear [Oh Boo Hoo!] during the 30-day wait that the biological parents would change their minds.
The new law allows a court hearing anytime within 60 days of someone filing an adoption petition.
Topeka adoption attorney Allan Hazlett says the new law means an adoption could now theoretically be finalized before the baby is even a day old.” 
New adoption law eliminates waiting period
[KFDI 4/20/13 by Associated Press]
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Just wrong. Adoption is NEVER an emergency.
It’s ALL about the PAPs’ feelings, all the time. What about the poor birthmother, who might realize too late that she’s made a mistake? HER feelings are apparently of no consequence.
Not that THAT’S a surprise. 🙁
I wonder if there’s any way to get all prospective birthmothers to boycott Kansas as a “receiving state”? I know that sounds unlikely, since birthmothers are usually poor and in a time of extreme emotional stress. Nor are they aware of all the corruption and cruelty in the process yet… they’re still being lovebombed by the agency and the PAPs.
But with the social networking we have today, maybe something could be accomplished. First mothers need a way to share their experiences with prospective birthparents, enough to band together and demand a fairer shake than they’ve getting.
After all, we’ve seen that baby shortage convinced the agencies to offer open adoption, even if the commitment is seldom honored in practice. The prospect of losing money is the only thing which seems to motivate them.