Then she lowered the boom that I had heard rumors of amongst other (Rwandan mamas) blogs the day before. Rwanda has made a new rule: all adoptive parents must NOW be PRESENT in court to sign the formal act of adoption document. This document previously was allowed to be signed by our power of attorney. Therefore, parents became legal guardians of their children while still in the states and then traveled once they had an embassy appt. This new rule likely means that we will have to travel twice. The gov't is still working out the details.... so the questions that swarm in my head, (do both parents have to be present?, why this rule now?, how does that work with an embassy appt. in another country?, etc....) will hopefully be answered in the next couple of weeks.
I know God's in this but I'm kinda spinning.
blessings!
"Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.... See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me."
Isaiah 49:13 & 16
awesome passage of scripture.
ReplyDeleteSo excited to hear your paperwork is on its way! Hoping ours follows quickly.
We've been told by our lawyer over there (for what it is worth!)that we both need to be there to sign the Act (which is at local level), but only one parent is needed for the actual court date and beyond. It is difficult to know what is going on because we are all hearing different things.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! That's a huge change - no wonder you're spinning! Can't wait to see how God will provide exactly what you need for this unexpected hurdle. Still praying!
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