This morning we received some very good news in an email from Luke's birth parents. They wanted us to know that they had signed & mailed a release form which will allow our agency to receive a copy of Luke's amended birth certificate, which now lists his full birth name, instead of his last name only. Our agency needed the amended copy so they could apply for his Social Security # and Supplemental Security Income, which we have to get in place before his adoption can be finalized.
Last Sept, after 3.5 months of filling out and submitting reams of paperwork to the Social Security Administration to get Luke's SS#, using his original BC as proof of identity, we were told he would be issued a SS# within 48 hours. But then a few days later someone higher up abruptly changed his/her mind and refused to issue him a SS# until we submitted an *amended* BC with his full name on it, which we were told would take an additional 12-16 weeks!I got so frustrated with the endless bureaucratic red tape that I contacted both of our US representatives to see if they could help. Unfortunately, they didn't help in the least, and probably just managed to make the SSAdm more determined to drag the process out even longer. I finally decided to leave it in the Lord's hands and have faith that it would all happen in His good time.
Last Sept, after 3.5 months of filling out and submitting reams of paperwork to the Social Security Administration to get Luke's SS#, using his original BC as proof of identity, we were told he would be issued a SS# within 48 hours. But then a few days later someone higher up abruptly changed his/her mind and refused to issue him a SS# until we submitted an *amended* BC with his full name on it, which we were told would take an additional 12-16 weeks!
Anyhoo....it's been a looooong 8 months, and I'm sure the process will take several more, but at least we can finally get this show on the road! Thank you Lord!
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