At this point in the process, we've signed, handled, carried, and shipped so many papers for approval, we've lost count. Today, however, our papers traveled to where no paper of ours has traveled before: an Ethiopian courthouse. Our case was officially submitted to "Court."
What does that mean, you ask? We're still getting a handle on it ourselves; but, basically we wait for the judge to review the application and set a date for a court hearing. We (David & Amy) will travel to Ethiopia for that court appointment with the judge to, ideally, be given permission to legally adopt A. I'll give more details later, but though we will have the privilege of meeting him on that trip, he will not attend the court meeting, know which child we have been matched with, and he will not travel home with us until our second trip for US Embassy clearance.
It can take anywhere from 1-4 weeks for the judge to issue our court date, which should be 3-8 weeks out from the date we are notified. As with any stage of the international adoption process, this can change. We are excited, but I am slightly hyperventilating because there is still much to do! Thank you for your prayers. We look forward to sharing more with you soon.
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