Paperwork
We all went to court today, which was a very big event. I'll write about our visit later, when I have more time.Before seeing the judge, our lawyer advised us of the procedures. Part of her talk included the benefits of readoption, and she mentioned an important reason that I forgot when I wrote my last post.
The children will receive U.S. birth certificates. Their birthplaces will still be named as Ukrainian villages, but the birth certificates will be issued in Illinois. In the future, when the children need a new or certified copy of their birth certificate, they can apply to Illinois rather than Ukraine.
Besides the obvious convenience of obtaining documents from within the state and not overseas, there are potentially situations in the future when it would be impossible to get documents from Ukraine. God forbid that the U.S. would be at war with Ukraine, but in that situation, documents would be unavailable.
I am definitely convinced that readoption is an important thing to do.
For more information about readoption, see the website of our attorney:
http://www.iladoptionattorney.com/readoption.html
posted by Stahlkes @ 5:46 PM
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