One Ruling Down...One to Go

With all international adoptions families receive a first ruling, then there's a 10 day wait period and then the final ruling is made.  During the first ruling families receive their travel date to go get their child.

Lindsay, our Gladney caseworker, called us New Year's Day to report that the first ruling is in our favor!  However, we did not receive a travel date yet.  Within 10 working days we should know the final ruling and will receive our travel date then if nothing changes.  So - we're very excited, hopeful and of course scared. 

Once again, only time will tell.  :)  Here is the email Chung Yi sent to Gladney about the first ruling:

We're so excited to inform you that we've received the first ruling that validates the adoptive parents to adopt Ming Zong as their adoptive son.

The Miaoli government social worker has talked to the birth mother, and although the birth mother knows that adoptive parents are wonderful parents, she still hopes to appeal this verdict.

However, the judge has clearly indicated in the first ruling that "only if the law has been cited wrong is there a  reason can appeal this verdict, and any appeal should be filed with the Court within 10 days after delivery of this decision and should be stated clearly with the reason."

Therefore, we are going to wait for 10 days' appeal period and after that we'll arrange the pick-up schedule soon.

Once we have any news, we'll inform you right away.

Please convey to the adoptive family, thank you!