Paperwork Suggestions

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  • NikkiDear
  on Apr. 6, 2007 at 1:48 AM
• I got a copy of the paperwork on a disk so I could use my computer save and then just email it directly to my certifier when I was done.
  Talk about it being the pregnancy papers it took me 9months.  But hey I was chasing 4 kids!

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  • momagainx7
  on May. 3, 2007 at 11:31 AM
• Totally love that analagy-"the paper pregnancy"!  It is amazing how much paperwork is involved with both foster care and adoption!  I think we used an entire forest ourselves-LOL.  Anyway, totally agree with the whole make copies thing.  I also used a 3 ring binder.  One for each of my boys (to record everything from court papers, to meds taken, to copies of every therapy report).  I also had one marked "Mamma's mess"  This was everything I needed to keep my foster cert. as well as licensing to adopt.  In this was a copy of well tests, training certs, birth certs., everything-NO MATTER HOW SMALL.  It's always the one, small thing that you give them the original and there is no easy way to replace it that gets lost.  Anyway, this is a great post!  I just have to laugh when I read it-probably because I'm now done and I just relive the frustration.  It's pretty funny now-looking back (of course it's anything but when your in the middle of it).

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  • Donna_Mommy
  on May. 31, 2007 at 9:01 PM
• I never felt overwhelmed with our paper work until I saw it ALL stacked up and ready to be handed in. I do remember staring at it and double tripple checking it to make sure it was all there. But aside from that, nothing special.
  
  Maybe it had something to do with the way I choose to view it all and answer the question. (Most of which have no 'right' answer.) Fairly unchacteristicly of me, I answered all my questions with a spirnkle of humor or scaracasim. It must have worked as we NEVER waited for a placement! We actually had our first placement assigned to us before we had our license!

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  • crazyladyw8
  on Oct. 27, 2007 at 1:50 AM
• I just kept a file folder for each , the notebooks would have worked better . That brings me to the reason for my post . I kept all paper work to be completed in my appointment book until completed. That way I was more on top of it and didn't file it until it was completed. If I needed to schedule some thing I had all necessary papers handy . And when it was time to go to the appt. I knew where they were. I copied the forms for my file and sent the original to the appropriate person. Or kept it in the appt. book until the case worker came for a visit. We always got rave reviews from the case workers as we always had completed paper work when it was due. Hope this helps with your paper trails .... Lori

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  • brenduh
  on Nov. 18, 2007 at 2:18 AM
• Wow thanks that sound like a great way to get organized!

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  • taffeta
  on Nov. 23, 2007 at 2:18 PM
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   I have a little added suggestion. Once all that paperwork is finalized it doesn't stop there. There are mileage vouchers that need to be turned in within 90 days of the date of transporting a child. Check with your local office and ask if they have the mileage voucher on disk and ask them to email it to you. It is a simple Excel sheet and can be saved from month to month. I just fill mine out and email them in. It takes hardly anytime at all once you have the mileage from place A to place B and you can look back at old vouchers that you have saved a copy of instead of refiguring each month.

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  • inkdangel
  on Nov. 30, 2007 at 11:29 AM
• I support the three ring binder. This is how we did both of our adoption cases and we have another file for all of the fostering we have done. Records management is great. I also keep a spiral notebook that I journal in each night for current foster cases. This records whether there was no activity for the day or incidents or whether I tried to reach someone or visitation did not happen or anything and on 5 occasions, this information was VERY helpful and supportive to the team.
  
  Kris

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  • soxjulie
  on Nov. 30, 2007 at 11:34 AM
• 3 ring binder helped us.  We were at the licensing part & had a "few things" to complete 1st.  We did them, then we were ready to make the call to have licensing come out & we got approved for Weatherization & Small Home Repair through the County.  That has started - new roof today!  Bathrooms will be done before Dec 10th.  Hope to be licensed by Christmas?  Jan at the latest!
  
  

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  • My6babies1
  on Dec. 1, 2007 at 4:51 PM
• Ok, I am the MOST unorganized person there is!  I drive MYSELF crazy.  It is hard with 6 kids.  I love the advice, because we are moving in 2 weeks and I am currently going through papers as we speak and trying to figure out what to do with them all!  So.....yeah, some great ideas!
  
  Thanks

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  • homebuddy
  on Dec. 12, 2007 at 11:50 AM
• Now I just need tips on how to get dh to do his paperwork! He put it aside, I asked him again, and now it seems he has no intentions of getting to it. Is this common, or is it an indicator of how he feels?

  

  Dana, a stay-at-home mom to twin kindergarten boys!

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