We have a court date of February 28th, at 2pm. This is the formal hearing in which we'll all go in front of a judge who will make the final determination on our adoption of the kids. The orphanage director, Inspector, the kids themselves, and us will all testify at the hearing. The judge has the final say, and can say no for any reason. We don't really think we have anything to worry about but, we will be a bit nervous on this day, for sure. The other American family that was just here said it took about an hour, and they even had a couple of "jurors", some local townspeople who sat in on the case as witnesses.
The date of 2/28 is all determinant though on the SDA getting their final paperwork done by 2/27. They should've received ours yesterday morning, so they have a week. This should not be a problem, but you never know with the SDA. If they don't have their paperwork done on 2/27, then the next earliest court date we can expect to have is Monday, March 3rd (I think it's the 3rd). Fingers crossed that all goes well with the paperwork.
This is actually about 1 week faster than we anticipated, so if everything stays on schedule, we'll both have to change our tickets home, which is a very good thing! With an appointment date of 2/28, I hope to be back home by 3/3 at the latest.
We're now kind of hitting the point where we're getting a bit bored here. We still have some books and movies, but there isn't much to do other than that. At least the weather has warmed up, so I went for a long walk yesterday. There really isn't much to see, but it's just good to get out.
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That is so exciting!! What great luck to get such a speedy court date. I pray the SDA gets their work done and the court hearing is uneventful!
Hi Miche! I am so glad that you have a court date! I hope things work well for you with the SDA. Our court date is scheduled for this Monday, so I feel very lucky now to get it so quickly. We were thinking that it was too long to wait for one, but I guess not! Can you believe that our SDA appointment date that we were given was the wrong date like yours?! But we didn't find out until we showed up for our appointment on the wrong day! Three days after the actual one!! But we were able to be worked in, so that was also a huge blessing. We are so happy for you guys about finding your children. And we can't wait to see pictures!! Are you going to post them after your court date, or wait until the 10 day waiting period is over? I don't think that we can wait. :) Good luck with everything and know that we will be watching and praying for you!!
How excitint! A courtdate. Hope everything goes according to schedule.
Congrats on the court date. Hope this next hurdle goes quick.
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