Yesterday we went to court for Meigan's readoption and she is now officially, Meigan Samantha Li Conley! The readoption process is something that many adoptive parents don't worry about for awhile. Chinese adoptions are finalized in China and Meigan has been a US citizen since we have had her, but in order to a get a birth certificate that looks just like what you would get from the hospital, it is another legal hoop you have to jump through. In our case, even more so because unbeknownst to us while in China, None of Meigan's documents had her American name on them. This was something her province was supposed to do, but didn't. Needless to say because of that we had to apply for SS card under her Chinese name. We had nothing legally with her American name. Generally the only way to get the name changed and the birth cert. is to hire an attorney and go to court for a short hearing. Thanks to a wonderful family here in Naples who have adopted from China twice, we represented ourselves and saved possibly $3000 dollars! They had the paperwork needed to do this and all I did was retype the petition with our info, and turn it into the clerk of courts office. I called to get a hearing date and that was that.
The judge asked a few questions, we gave him the court order to sign and took some pics. Afterward Scott, Meigan and I celebrated with ice cream, yum:)
We missed the rest of the family, but they are in Gatlinburg and we'll see them soon!
6 comments:
Happy Re-adoption day to ya! Glad you got it all squared away. I'll be calling when I need this piece of info.
So when you leaving?
I love the pics with the judge. In my line of work these guys are usually not smiling. Nice to see they are human too, ya know.
Happy Re-Adoption Day!
Congratulations on the re-adoption day. Meigan probably just thought it was another holiday that you guys were celebrating. Good luck on your hunt next week.
What great pics! Hopefully I'll have some similar pics soon from attempt #2!!
Oi, achei teu blog pelo google tá bem interessante gostei desse post. Quando der dá uma passada pelo meu blog, é sobre camisetas personalizadas, mostra passo a passo como criar uma camiseta personalizada bem maneira. Até mais.
Congratulations. We are in the middle of this process and hope our judge will pose with pictures as well. All the best!! Wendy, Ed and Samantha
Post a Comment