Heidy's Readoption 3-19-08

The state we live in requires that a child adopted in another country, even though they came home on an IR 3 visa, be readopted to receive a domestic birth certificate. So we finally did this with Heidy. It was a fun time actually.

First of all, a week or so before we had to go to the Sheriff's office, so they could present Heidy with her summons. The sheriff was at the court hearing so Heidy "knew" him. They hit it off, he has a 3 year old son. I think they were planning a play date!!!

They called me to the stand first, because our attorney said I was the expert!! HA! But he asked me all the important questions and then when they called Mark to the stand, they asked him the basic name, address, etc. But then they said, Were you in the court room when we asked your wife these questions? Mark replied, Yes. The attorney said, Do you agree with her answers? Mark said, Yes. So they were done with him!!! It was kind of funny.

The Judge Steve, Heidy's attorney John, and our attorney Bill, Mark, Heidy and me.

The Judge made the declaration that she was ours again :-) , and he declared her name change from Heidy Susana to Heidy Lynn Susana.



We can now get her domestic birth certificate and a passport, to go with us to Ethiopia when we go!!! It takes two months to two and half months to get the birth certificate by mail, so I am driving to Springfield today to get it. Then we can send in her passport!!