Court Date Set!!

Our court hearing has been set for September 20. In this hearing, the judge will either grant us guardianship, or not. If we are granted guardianship, Uma will be ours and we will be able to go pick her up in about a month (India takes that long to release the children).

Before you get too excited, it is possible that the judge will postpone hearing the case (this happened to several friends of mine) or he/she could request more paperwork (a common happening) or s/he could even insist that the parents come (this also happened to a friend of mine). Our case is being heard by a new judge and so our agency cannot even tell us what is likely to occur because this will be the first time this judge hears any of their cases (or anyone else's for that matter). Anyway, it could go either way, so the best thing we (and you, if you would!) could do is pray!!

If all goes smoothly, Uma will be here sooner than we realized!

Adhipen is planning on going to go to New Delhi to see her on Sept. 19. Our adoption agent says it is probably best that he not show up in court, so he will likely just go to meet Uma for the first time and get to know everyone involved (and take lots of pictures, of course!).

Anyway, prayers are defintely in order! Please send them our way!!