Tonight is our 4th court hearing in India.
Our agency heard from their in-country representative on Wednesday morning. We do have a new judge, which is not a strange occurrence for India. Our agency said it sounds like this judge has never heard a foreign adoption case and is having to be educated on the process. I know from stalking the court website that there is a family from Italy that has had the same court dates and even judge change as us. So hopefully the judge has been educated and is ready to pass us both!
Families that have passed court in Mary-Lynn's state, so far in 2017, have had anywhere from 3-10 hearings. Written orders seem to be on average about 2 weeks later. The orphanage director has to have the written orders to apply for Mary-Lynn's passport and get her birth certificate. The passport can take anywhere from 2-6 weeks. So even if we pass court tonight there could still be some more waiting.
I like to have the statistics, to be realistic in this process, but I still pray to the One that I know can work miracles and ask for those miracles!!
Our agency heard from their in-country representative on Wednesday morning. We do have a new judge, which is not a strange occurrence for India. Our agency said it sounds like this judge has never heard a foreign adoption case and is having to be educated on the process. I know from stalking the court website that there is a family from Italy that has had the same court dates and even judge change as us. So hopefully the judge has been educated and is ready to pass us both!
Families that have passed court in Mary-Lynn's state, so far in 2017, have had anywhere from 3-10 hearings. Written orders seem to be on average about 2 weeks later. The orphanage director has to have the written orders to apply for Mary-Lynn's passport and get her birth certificate. The passport can take anywhere from 2-6 weeks. So even if we pass court tonight there could still be some more waiting.
I like to have the statistics, to be realistic in this process, but I still pray to the One that I know can work miracles and ask for those miracles!!
Please pray along with us that we will pass court tonight, with those written orders, and that her passport and birth certificate will come quickly!!
Thank you for praying with us! We are so ready to hop on a plane to India and have our baby girl in our arms!
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