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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current family decides; nothing you can do about it.  If they say no agency has no options; they will not house ap.[/quote]

OP here. Thanks to the PPs, all very helpful. And yet, of course it's up to the current family, that's why I said "if" they agree. I was trying to determine whether there was a procedural or legal hurdle in the event they say yes. [/quote]

Hi OP, can i ask why you can't host the AP sooner? Maybe there are other ways around this? I am asking because you might be putting her current family in a difficult situation. If they say no, this might taint their relationship with the AP. I would assume that the AP you are interested in should be able to tell you if this is a doable option or not. She should know the family plans and situation and be able to guide you, also I think the request would be better coming from her. My AP is leaving in one month, she is a great AP and I have no AP coming after her but I wouldn't be happy to keep her two more weeks as I have already planning ahead and want to get started with the new routine sooner than later, I wouldn't also want to be in that position to say no (or yes begrudgingly) although we have a good relationship. Just giving you another perspective.[/quote]

OP here. Because the original host family volunteered that this might work as their other plans fell into place, ie this suggestion came from them. If it does end up working for them it would be preferable for us as we prefer to give our outgoing au pair our full attention in her final weeks. If it doesn't work we'll just double up. (Also I would hope that asking a question like this and being told no--a reasonable question, a reasonable response--would be really be enough to taint a relationship, I guess we've been lucky with our first four au pairs that everyone's been pretty even keeled!)[/quote]

*would NOT really be enough to taint...[/quote]

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