Changing the Change Again

There is another change to report about our adoption process.

As I reported a few weeks ago, the Ethiopian courts had told the government that they should start requiring couples to attend the first court date of their impending adoption. So couples would have to travel twice.

Then, the government apparently told the courts that a change that drastic wouldn't be possible that quickly. So we assumed the change wasn't going to take place for quite a while. So couples would only have to travel once.

And now...the government and courts have decided that May 9th is the critical date. If a couple has its first court date before May 9th, they do not have to travel to Ethiopia until they leave to pick up their child (only one travel date). If the court date is after May 9, they will need to appear in person, and then return to Ethiopia at a later date to bring their child home (two travel dates).

So...we'll see what happens in the near future. Whether we travel sooner or later!

Thanks for all the support.