COLUMBUS, Ind. — In what one judge described as the happiest day of the year in Bartholomew County courtrooms, as many as 12 youngsters were adopted into their forever homes on National Adoption Day.
Local judges opened their courtrooms Wednesday to families who have waited years for the moment to adopt a new family member. And with the help of state adoption officials and local Department of Child Services caseworkers, local court officials set up a big party to celebrate the moment in the the Circuit courtroom.
Susie Hodnett, a Bartholomew County caseworker, was placing children’s books on a table outside the courtroom Wednesday morning, a gift from the workers who help place youngsters with caretakers and potentially adoptive families.
Please read Thursday’s edition of The Republic for more details.
