We went to court today to validate Aliya's adoption. We didn't have to go to court for Owen because the agency we used just sent our paperwork to a county that doesn't require the family to come to court. The whole process was very short and interesting. They called us into an empty courtroom. It was just us, a person from our local agency, the court recorder, and the judge. We had to take an oath first. Then, the judge verified that we were able to take care of Aliya. Then, he verified the adoption information which was incorrect. The paper stated that the adoption was done in Russia. So, they just changed that on the paperwork. He said he was signing it and then congratulated us on being a family. We then took a picture with him.
So, does that mean we are done? Nope. We still have to request a birth certificate, get a SSN, get a passport, get the Certificate of Citizenship and then send reports to Ethiopia until Aliya is 18. BUT, we are done with the local agency!
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