To merge a group of cells and center the text, you can also use the Merge and Center button on the Excel tool bar. Again, this will only preserve the text in the upper-leftmost cell. Click the Merge and Center button on the toolbar.
The hospital should be notified of the adoption as far in advance of the birth mother's due date as possible. You should inform the hospital soon after you match with a birth mother. In an independent adoption, the birth mother's attorney usually makes initial contact with the hospital. In an agency adoption, communication is usually initiated by the social worker who has been guiding and counseling the birth mother.
Texas Foster Care and Adoption Services. A Texas 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Agency. Expect to work with the child's caseworker. Since most children in foster care will have regular visits with their birth parents, or the family members from which they have been removed (including siblings), a caseworker will be involved in organizing these visits.