One of the issues was quick and simple. The home study was a bit vague on who pays rent for our apartment and how much. I had forwarded the lease to our home study agency, but it shows the big picture better than it shows who pays what. So, a quick email cleared that up.
Another issue was that the home study didn't list the dates of the kids last medical exams. This one is a bit more confusing because I'm not sure if well-check visits count or if they need a special exam complete with blood work like D & I had back in October. (You know, the one that we have to re-do anyways....) I sent an email for clarification and am waiting to hear back. I'm hoping the well-checks will be adequate. We can show that they are healthy and up-to-date on all vaccinations. I would hate for them to have to endure blood work if it isn't entirely necessary!
The 3rd issue is our trickiest. We have to list guardians who would be willing to take care of the children (really, they only care about Z) if something should happen to us. It isn't legally binding in any way, but Crescent Moon wants some form of proof that we have thought about it, I guess. The catch is that the guardians must meet Crescent Moon's eligibility guidelines as well, meaning they must be between 30-50. I called to speak with someone from our placing agency last night and she highly suggested finding someone between 30-40. Since we're 30, most of our friends are skirting 30. The problem is that a lot of them have spouses younger than 30. Or they already have lots of kids in their homes. I don't know for sure if this will be a problem or not because I forgot to ask. The form that we need for this asks for ages, occupations, and how many children live in the house and their ages so I would assume that is an important criteria. I guess we will have to submit guardians who have kids and see if it is a factor or not. I am hoping it's not because the special needs program with Crescent Moon offers an exception to the limit of children in the home, so hopefully that exception can also apply to the guardians. I mean, they aren't checking their income or doing background checks or any of the other things they verified for us, so surely they will be more lax, right? I guess we'll find out! lol!
The 3rd issue is our trickiest. We have to list guardians who would be willing to take care of the children (really, they only care about Z) if something should happen to us. It isn't legally binding in any way, but Crescent Moon wants some form of proof that we have thought about it, I guess. The catch is that the guardians must meet Crescent Moon's eligibility guidelines as well, meaning they must be between 30-50. I called to speak with someone from our placing agency last night and she highly suggested finding someone between 30-40. Since we're 30, most of our friends are skirting 30. The problem is that a lot of them have spouses younger than 30. Or they already have lots of kids in their homes. I don't know for sure if this will be a problem or not because I forgot to ask. The form that we need for this asks for ages, occupations, and how many children live in the house and their ages so I would assume that is an important criteria. I guess we will have to submit guardians who have kids and see if it is a factor or not. I am hoping it's not because the special needs program with Crescent Moon offers an exception to the limit of children in the home, so hopefully that exception can also apply to the guardians. I mean, they aren't checking their income or doing background checks or any of the other things they verified for us, so surely they will be more lax, right? I guess we'll find out! lol!
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