We found out yesterday that our case been submitted to court!!!! After such a long wait, we are moving quickly! Our next step is to find out when the guardianship court date will be scheduled. This will be when M's caretakers go before the judge to state that being placed with our family is in her best interest as her birth family is not able to care for her. Soon after this court date and the receipt (by the Ethiopian court) of a letter from the Ethiopian Ministry of Women's Affairs, our adoptive parent court date will be scheduled. These two court dates are starting to happen pretty close to one another - two to four weeks apart. Our first trip will be approximately one week where we will get to meet M, hopefully do a little exploration around Addis Ababa, attend our court hearing, and head back home. Then there will be approximately 8 weeks before we travel again. In this time, they will process M's adoption in Ethiopia and generate her new birth certificate, passport, and visa . When all this is done, they will schedule our Embassy date to get clearance to bring her home!
M is 5 months old today!!! :)
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