Well for those of you asking, yes…we are pursuing both adoption and hosting of Alex at the same time. Our goal is to host Alex for 5 weeks this summer and then very shortly after that to travel to Latvia to present our petition of adoption to the Latvian court. Best case scenario, we would be traveling to Latvia only a few weeks after our hosting ends at the beginning of August. One of the wonderful things about Latvia is that once we present our petition for adoption we will get the opportunity to ask for guardianship. This means that when we go to present our petition to the court in Latvia we will also present a request for guardianship…and be able to bring Alex back home with us! He will stay with us throughout the rest of the adoption process, though I will have to take him back to Latvia with me for two more meetings with the court in Latvia. Exciting no matter how you slice it!
As of today, we have completed our third meeting for our Home Study. This process has changed significantly since the introduction of the Hague Adoption Convention but we have been blessed with a great lady who is helping us through this process. By the end of next week we hope to have the last of our needed certificates and documents so that Kelly can wrap up our Home Study report. Our next phase of paperwork will be the Dossier and our application for US CIS. (United States Citizen and Immigration Services)
For now the biggest challenge we face is raising the funds needed for both hosting and adopting Alex. ~ For those interested in donating toward the hosting of Alex, please visit: http://www.active.com/donate/2009summerorphans/LifeIsBigger ~ For those interested in donating toward the adoption of Alex, please contact either Cindy or I directly.
To everyone…Thank You for your prayers, encouragement and support!
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