32 years old man adopted by foster mother after years of. Seperation

San Diego, California (CNN) - A boyhood wish finally came true. But Maurice Griffin had to wait until he was a man for it to happen. At age 32, the California man was adopted Friday. "It was the best day in my life," Griffin said after the proceeding in San Diego Juvenile Court. "I fought for 10 years and finally the day came." Adopting the burly, muscular, mohawk-sporting man is Lisa Godbold, his one-time foster mother. "I was just overwhelmed with emotion," Godbold added. With a few pen strokes by Griffin, Godbold and Judge Richard Monroy, the adoption became official. "This is going to be quite quick," the judge told mom and son, all seated at a table. "If you blink, you miss it." Then son hugged mom. Mom cried. "Congratulations to you both," the judge declared. Then a deputy took a photograph of three of them, a tradition that the judge noted is always done with small children and their adoptive parents.