Granddaughter1 is now legally free and we are in the homestudy phase. I just got off the phone and e-mail chain with our licensor and also the fostering/licensing liaison. Talked with the paralegal for the attorney we will be using and all the ducks are lined up in a row. Homestudies start (and hopefully end) next month and we should be final by the end of the year or sooner. I'll be a "mom" again to my granddaughter. The younger granddaughter is still up in the air but it looks like she may follow; mom is fighting it right now.