Adoption Update: After hearing
I sent this email out to our newsletter group. In case you're a reader that doesn't get our newsletter messages, here's the latest:
Things went exceedingly well today in court. The judges (actually there were 3 dressed in nice robes) were quite positive about everything. After hearing from both of us and the kids' case worker they have decided that they are basically putting the letter from the Warsaw agency aside and requesting a new set of tests on us and the bonds in our family.
The great news: no one is taking our kids. The judge told us to tell them to "live peacefully" knowing that they are not going anywhere and that everything looks great for this all to work out.
The "bad" news: there's no way to know when all of this is going to work out. While time is something we have there is still a lot of stress on us and on the kids from all of the constant waiting.
This is what now has to be done:
- Meetings and tests with a Poznan agency (could be a question of a few weeks or a month, depending on when they schedule us and how long they take to prepare their official opinion)
- Agency's opinion must be sent to a different Warsaw agency (along with all of our documents) so that they will qualify us for adoption. (again the timeframe is unknown)
- Another hearing must be scheduled to review these new pieces of "evidence". The judge commented that barring something extraordinary the adoption would be approved at that time. The timing of this hearing is really dependent on the speed at which the above two items are completed.
- There is a 21-day waiting period after the hearing at which time the approval can be appealed. If it is not appealed then the adoption will be final after that 3-week period.
As always thank you for your prayers. We felt very calm and confident this morning and we were greeted by a courtroom of workers with very positive attitudes and stances toward our case. And there is no way to overlook the answered prayer of that letter from Warsaw basically being ignored.
Thank you Father for your grace and mercy....which you poured out on us this morning and which you will continue to supply us as we continue down this road!!
The celebration is getting closer and closer!
Many blessings to you all!
Michael, Vicki, Paulina, Piotrek, and Maciek
Things went exceedingly well today in court. The judges (actually there were 3 dressed in nice robes) were quite positive about everything. After hearing from both of us and the kids' case worker they have decided that they are basically putting the letter from the Warsaw agency aside and requesting a new set of tests on us and the bonds in our family.
The great news: no one is taking our kids. The judge told us to tell them to "live peacefully" knowing that they are not going anywhere and that everything looks great for this all to work out.
The "bad" news: there's no way to know when all of this is going to work out. While time is something we have there is still a lot of stress on us and on the kids from all of the constant waiting.
This is what now has to be done:
- Meetings and tests with a Poznan agency (could be a question of a few weeks or a month, depending on when they schedule us and how long they take to prepare their official opinion)
- Agency's opinion must be sent to a different Warsaw agency (along with all of our documents) so that they will qualify us for adoption. (again the timeframe is unknown)
- Another hearing must be scheduled to review these new pieces of "evidence". The judge commented that barring something extraordinary the adoption would be approved at that time. The timing of this hearing is really dependent on the speed at which the above two items are completed.
- There is a 21-day waiting period after the hearing at which time the approval can be appealed. If it is not appealed then the adoption will be final after that 3-week period.
As always thank you for your prayers. We felt very calm and confident this morning and we were greeted by a courtroom of workers with very positive attitudes and stances toward our case. And there is no way to overlook the answered prayer of that letter from Warsaw basically being ignored.
Thank you Father for your grace and mercy....which you poured out on us this morning and which you will continue to supply us as we continue down this road!!
The celebration is getting closer and closer!
Many blessings to you all!
Michael, Vicki, Paulina, Piotrek, and Maciek
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