Court, and so much more

We arrived on schedule and waited around for a while in a run down corridor. We met the judge in her office with two witnesses, the prosecutor, orphanage director, member of Tutorial Council (who knows?) and our representative/interpreter, Marina. It was very professional, and somewhat intimidating, but we got through it successfully. Pending completion of the 10 day waiting period, the boys will become Kellys. Then it got wierd. Apparently the paperwork from the good folks of Krasyliv (you remember Krasyliv) didn't actually say they approved the boys for adoption. That meant the orphanage director would not agree this could all move forward...



So, we were off to the Inspectors's office in the dumpy building with Communist Party, then to the notary's office to start the passport applications, then off to Krasyliv.



In Krasyliv we sat in an attorney's office for two hours and watched Marina argue with the inspector we had coffee with last week. It was a pitched battle (all in Russian and Ukrainian)with the outcome never certain. At last we received assurance the proper revisions would be made and sent via fax and mail. Yet again a 30 minute outing with Marina turned into a day without food. We love her but she keeps us hungry and tired.



When we arrived at the orphanage at 4pm, the boys were out getting their passport photos taken. It's pretty much "hurry" or "stop" around here. We had a great visit with the boys and were able to ask lots of questions. So, all in all another great day in Khmelnytskyi oblast (look it up).