Getting your family foster home license in Phoenix, AZ, can be quite a difficult and long process. There are many things that you have to go through in order to get your license and none of them happen quickly. Believe it or not, there are a few things that can delay you getting your home study done; read on for a few of them.
If you live way out in the country, in a rural, little travelled area, it might be hard for your caseworker to get someone to come out, and do a home study. Very few caseworkers want to travel so far out into the country, especially in today’s turbulent times. So, if you want a quick home study, so that you can get your family foster home license in Phoenix, AZ, do not reside in the boonies. It will get done eventually, but it certainly won’t get done quickly.
You also do not want to move from one location to another, during a home study. If your case worker comes out to do a home study, and there are a bunch of boxes sitting around, she truly has no way of knowing what type of home you are running. You will end up having to schedule another home study, which will delay the process even more. You might also end up having to have a new health and fire inspection, so that the home can be judged fit to have foster children in. If you are going to apply to become a foster parent, then you will want to move before you even apply.
It is possible for someone in the agency to decide that you are not cut out for foster care, and put you down as an adoption only couple. This has been known to happen, if the couple in question doesn’t have any children of their own. It is thought by some agencies that it is too easy for a childless couple to get super attached to the children they are taking care of. This doesn’t happen often, but it is possible, so just be prepared.
