Ms. Frazier is making notes of the safety precautions in the room, the baby monitor, the educational slant of many of the toys, family photos and bright cheer décor.

Ms. Frazier: Thank you Angelica you have a very nice room.

Angelica: Play Momma? Angelica has pulled down her wooden animal puzzle.

Bette: Yes baby, you can stay here and play with your puzzle, but you have to put it back when you’re finished.

Angelica: OK.

Tina: What would you like to see next.

Ms. Frazier: Let’s finish up with the bedrooms.

Bette: We have a master and a guest room that doubles as our home office.

They finish the physical tour of the apartment and now are sitting in living room to complete the interview portion of the visit.

Ms. Frazier: How long have you lived here?

Bette: I moved into the building about 14 months ago. We moved into this bigger space in at the start of the year. Tina has been working here part time until we sell our house in Los Angeles. We’ll close on that on May 20^th and we well all be here full time then.

Ms. Frazier: Congratulations. I’m really impressed that you’ve been able to raise such a lovely child and maintain your relationship with the distance.

Bette: We are completely committed to our family. That includes Angelica and the relationship that Tina and I have built in the ten years we’ve been together. We consider ourselves blessed to have been together so long and Angelica is a dream come true for us. Though Tina is the birth mother we wanted a child that reflected both our heritages so we used an African American donor.

Ms. Frazier: That child absolutely reflects the two of you. I see the physical similarities and her personality is just delightful. She’s clearly been raised in a loving environment. How do you handle her child care?

Bette: She attends the Preschool of America near 90^th and Park. She really likes it there and they do a nice job with the children.

Ms. Frazier: Who is her pediatrician?

Tina: Dr. Alyssa Merriman.

Ms. Frazier: Oh I’ve heard that name before. She’s very popular her on the Upper East side. I think I’ve gathered the information I need to pass along to the county. Our report will be sent to your attorney and the county within two business days, so she should have it on Monday. I can only tell you that my report will be favorable. You maintain a safe and loving home and your child is clearly very comfortable at home with with both of you. I wish you the best in your process. The next step if everything else is in line is for a court date to be set for a judge to rule on your request.