Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Court Date!!

Just got this e-mail from our agency rep:

Dear Nathan and KateI just received news that your court date is scheduled for August 4, 2008 to finalize your adoption in the Ethiopia Federal Court. Congratulations!!!!!!
My best guess at this point is that your visa appointment will be on August 29, 2008. Please keep in mind that this date is only my best guess and has not been confirmed at this point. We really will need to wait until the adoption has been approved in the court to know more, but if all goes according to schedule, this is a good guess. Please keep in mind that court dates have been known to get rescheduled for various reasons on the day of court, and several of our families have unfortunately experienced this; but don't be discouraged, I just wanted to let you know up front in the event that this were to happen. With this being said, families should plan to arrive in Ethiopia on Monday or Tuesday, the week of the visa interview, as the interview is always on a Thursday for Children's Hope families.Once your adoption has been approved in the court, we will let you know and send you your final travel packet with forms to take with you to Ethiopia. We will also call you before travel to answer your questions and to insure that you are fully prepared for your trip.If you would like to look at airlines to Ethiopia at this time just to get an idea of what the fare is this time of year, you can feel free to do so, but you would not want to book a flight, or atleast not confirm a flight, until sometime after court. I'll let you know when.Congratulations again. This is very exciting. You're getting very close to bringing your child home.
I don't know how I can stay sane if I continue to be this nervous for the next 3 weeks!

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