Foster care adoption granted virtually

Foster care adoption granted virtually

COVID-19.A HAMBURG FAMILY ISMAKING HISTORY.THEY APPEAREDTODAY IN A VIRTUALFOSTER FAMILYADOPTION.AN ERIE COUNTYJUDGE OVERSAW THEPROCEEDINGTHROUGH SKYPE... ASTHE FAMILY ADOPTEDTWO YOUNG GIRLS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEY HASTHE STORY.JUDGE.

"LAILA ANDAURORA CLARK - AFOREVER FAMILY."....YEAH....FAMILY COURT JUDGESHARON LOVALLOHELD A BALLOONDROP AS SHECONDUCTED HERFIRST-EVER VIRTUALFOSTER CAREADOPTION FROM HERHOME.THE JUDGE SAYS THISHAMBURG FAMILYWAITED THROUGH ALONG PROGRESS TOADOPT THE GIRLS.JUDGE.

"THEY'VE BEENA FAMILY FOR A LONGTIME - TODAY WE MAKEIT OFFICIAL AND WEMAKE ITFOREVER.AND THEABILITY TO DO THATIS INCREDIBLYSPECIAL."MARIA AND JOHNCLARK ALREADY HADFOUR BOYS, BUTADOPTED THREE YEAROLD LAILA AND TWOYEAR OLD AURORA.MARIA CLARK.

"IT'SREALLY AMAZING.TOWELCOME THESELITTLE GIRLS INTO THEFAMILY AND LOVE THEMFROM DAY ONE."MARIA IS A MENTALHEALTH CAREWORKER AND JOHN ISA STATE TROOPER ANDSHARE A STRONGPASSION FOR A BIGFAMILY...JOHN CLARK.

"FOR HERAND ME WE'RE LIKEYING AND YANG - I'MMEAN LITERALLY."MARIA CLARK.

"JUSTLISTENING TO THEMNEGOTIATE.LISTENING TO THEIRIMAGINATIONS.LISTENING TO THE STORIESTHAT THEY'RE TELLINGEACH OTHER.EVERYPARENTS DREAM."THEIR CHILDRENRANGE IN AGE FROM24 TO 2.CLARKS.

"WHAT'S THEBEST PART.WHAT'STHE MOST FUN?

THENOISE YEAH.YEAH.WHEN OURHOUSE IS FULL WHENWE ARE HAPPIEST."CLARKS.

"WHAT'S FORDINNER TONIGHT?THAT'S A GOODQUESTION.WE'LLWORRY ABOUT THATLATER." LAUGHTEREILEEN BUCKLEY.

ANDEVEN THOUGH MARIAAND JOHN NOW HAVESIX CHILDREN...THEYPLAN TO ADOPT MOREKIDS IN THE FUTURE.EILEEN BUCKLEY...7EWN."<AD LIB WX T