COURT PRAISES!!!!
In case, you are unaware....in the beginning of January, the India adoption authorities told us we have to have an US adoption decree for Ethan in order to move forward with Sarah's adoption process. This was VERY disheartening for us as we were hoping to travel in February but God had other plans. Although, our attitudes weren't always great, we complied. There's more details in between but God did a miracle a couple weeks ago and CARA (the India adoption authority) granted us NOC and moved forward with our process anyway. Recently, we had a court date for Ethan's "re adoption".
HUGE praises in regards to Ethan's court date....
- The judge waived our publication requirement! This is saving us 600-800 dollars and 3+ weeks we would wait for a decree. This has never happened before. :)
- We will have our final court date this coming Monday,Feb. 28th. Normally, adoption court in our county is only 2 Wednesdays a month. However, our judge was very reasonable and agreed to meet with our lawyer ANY time or day that worked for him
So, here's a basic outline of what's left....
- Kokata courts grant us guardianship
- ISRC (the orphanage) lawyer drafts up an adoption decree! This is a HUGE blessing for us as this means we will be able to get our adoption tax credit in 2012 AND will make all of her re finalization processes MUCH EASIER! God always knows what we need before we even ask!
- After the adoption decree is drafted and signed by a judge, we will put in for Sarah's passport. The passport should take 2-4 weeks.
- One we have her passport, we can make arrangements for our trip to India! We will probably leave within a week of receiving Sarah's passport.
Love you all and thank you for your prayers!
"But those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary; they will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31
6 comments:
Yay, this is great news! I'm so excited for you guys! Can't wait to meet Sarah! :)
Thanks for the update! Getting closer. God is soooo good!
Don't know how I missed your blog, but just came upon it. I'm a fellow Dillon Mom on my third India adoption. We just passed court last week so we are at the same point in the process. I sure hope you hear good news this week from Jynger! Your sweet baby girl is adorable!
:) Kristi W.
www.backtokolkata.blogspot.com
Kristi, thank you for posting! I'm so excited to hear you were one of the families that received clearance! HOORAY! PRAISE GOD! Could you email me?
JessL81@gmail.com
She is so lovely! And your son is so sweet -- what fun they'll have together soon. Praying that you hear good news in the next few days . . .
Nancy
Thanks so much for posting on my blog so that I could find yours! Your little girl is absolutely adorable! I am excited for you guys and look forward to following how your family will soon grow to 4!!
-Melanie
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