On September 5th we were told that it would take 5 days to get the MOJ signature and 20-30 days to get a court date...Today is 35 days and we have heard nothing. I called Kay, the International Program Director at TOL, last night because we really wanted reassurance that there is not a problem. She said that there are two other families besides us who got caught in the vacation/election/government switch, and she already sent an email to Bulgaria yesterday to try to get an update. Somehow it is comforting just to know that we aren't alone. I'm sorry others are waiting, but at least I know that our paperwork isn't lost at the bottom of a stack somewhere. Kay is hoping that we already are scheduled for a court date, and that the Bulgarian agency had just neglected to notify us. Apparently, she didn't hear anything because she didn't call today, and she promised to let us know as soon as she got a response.
She did tell me that the laws have changed and on the day of court, Grace will be officially ours. The 7 day waiting period for protest has been eliminated. After court the Bulgarian agency, Vesta, will be able to predict fairly accurately how long it will take to get the new birth certificate, passport, and embassy appointment, so we should have about 4 weeks notice prior to travel. Kay said that she hopes it will only be 4 weeks instead of the 6 to 8 weeks after our court date before we can travel to pick her up. She is still hopeful that we will have her home this year. Sometimes Kay gives unrealistically positive time lines, so I really expect that it may be 2 more months of waiting...but less would be better.
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