tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post5316470709319649950..comments2024-02-15T23:56:02.370-08:00Comments on MPAK Blog: Frustrations Mount as Additional Documents are RequiredSteve Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-53541981139256942772013-01-23T13:14:50.654-08:002013-01-23T13:14:50.654-08:00Any new news here? We are all on pins and needles...Any new news here? We are all on pins and needles...any idea how long court will take?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-19706109303644174242013-01-16T18:05:35.656-08:002013-01-16T18:05:35.656-08:00Why aren't all agencies being told what are th...Why aren't all agencies being told what are these new requirements? Those that are supposed to be first EP's of 2013 are in the dark still! And everything is speculation. It is so frustrating. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-67891270541284552862013-01-16T15:44:34.047-08:002013-01-16T15:44:34.047-08:00hello,
this is aligned with what we have been to...hello, <br /><br />this is aligned with what we have been told by our agency ... we do hope this will not take too much time ... and once done, the situtation will then progress quickly !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-68833235420297184902013-01-11T06:12:37.623-08:002013-01-11T06:12:37.623-08:00I was just told that the agencies in Korea want to...I was just told that the agencies in Korea want to have them translated for consistency and accuracy. However, we will be getting a bill for the translation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-11914239013320975022013-01-10T09:58:42.380-08:002013-01-10T09:58:42.380-08:00I can't believe that the agencies are leaving ...I can't believe that the agencies are leaving up to you to translate and certify. I believe this is the job for the agencies. Please make sure this is the case.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-63414051971696972672013-01-10T09:52:16.601-08:002013-01-10T09:52:16.601-08:00ok, good to know, thanks
However, the person i got...ok, good to know, thanks<br />However, the person i got on the phone this morning told me that there are several other documents to be translated<br />I wait for her mail to have the exhaustive list.<br />ARE YOU SURE THIS IS THE ONLY DOCUMENT?<br />We were asked to provide 2 copies of each document wich were both delivered to the Korean Agency 2 months ago (i do not know where they are now)<br />How should i make them translated? (bring them back here? a copy or the original?)<br />How should i make the translated version certified? (how could a local notary or who ever could certify a document he does not understand?)<br />Why is this not done directly in Korea (several options could exist to pay back the translator)<br />Thanks for your previous supportAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-32784063570570549032013-01-10T08:53:05.944-08:002013-01-10T08:53:05.944-08:00Yes, I am aware of this. However, slight differen...Yes, I am aware of this. However, slight difference is that the translated version of the homestudy is more of a summarized report, but attached with the original report in English.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-27261197744301301012013-01-10T08:16:26.215-08:002013-01-10T08:16:26.215-08:00hello,
Our EP request was submited to MOHW last m...hello, <br />Our EP request was submited to MOHW last month, so we expect to have it by end of January<br />i have been contacted earlier this morning by our agency, who received the information from their Korean counterpart, that they urgently require to have some of the numerous documents we already provided few months ago translated into Korean (home study, ...) and to make them certified<br />Are you aware?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-17944605734814490552013-01-09T14:00:11.700-08:002013-01-09T14:00:11.700-08:00No the Pastor Lee and the Baby Box home is hard to...No the Pastor Lee and the Baby Box home is hard to find. Most taxi drivers would not know the place. But if you give them (taxi drivers) the phone number or address of the place, in most cases they will be able to find it. The best way to help them is not so much a way with material goods, but mostly cash donations. The pastor knows what is needed for the babies. But it certainly wouldn't hurt to take some medical needs such as baby ointment, diaper rash medication, some baby tylenols or powder, etc. Use your imagination.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-29703842213738761182013-01-09T13:55:50.557-08:002013-01-09T13:55:50.557-08:00Each case will be forwarded to the court for the f...Each case will be forwarded to the court for the final approval, and then the agencies will contact you once the final determination is made. If they do say no, they will express their reasons for the decision, but I am sure the agencies will work with you closely to get the final approval. I think it will be very rare when the court would overturn the recommendations made by the agencies in the US, the agencies in Korea, and MOHW. Unless some criminal records or some history of abuse (and these things are weeded out early by the agencies) that pops up that others didn't catch, I see no reason why the court would not agree with all the previous entities that have made the recommendations.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-12595975981160181772013-01-09T13:27:44.156-08:002013-01-09T13:27:44.156-08:00Steve,
Would like to do something to help Korean o...Steve,<br />Would like to do something to help Korean orphans when we do finally get to travel. Will be bringing our 7 year old Korean adoptee with us. Is Pastor Lee's baby box anywhere near Eastern or accessible by subway. Is there something we could bring to help him (maybe blankets?)?Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283145653349092170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-90595651800156364042013-01-09T11:28:07.417-08:002013-01-09T11:28:07.417-08:00Does the case of each child go to court for approv...Does the case of each child go to court for approval or do the parents go to court when the are called to travel to Korea? I thought "going to court" would fall to the parents. Will you know before you travel that you "are approved?" or will you find that out once you are there and they give you a proclamation? And while I can hardly write this, what is your recourse if for some reason they say 'NO?"<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-28451410668700767602013-01-09T07:01:49.317-08:002013-01-09T07:01:49.317-08:00The MOHW and Korean Family courts have already emb...The MOHW and Korean Family courts have already embarrassed themselves for not thinking things through. They should just go back to the old law and once they have things figured out - THEN roll out the new law. This has done nothing but cause heartache for everyone involved and it hasn't and will not benefit any child going forward. <br /><br />I think families who want to adopt from Korea should submit all the newly requested documents. However, I disagree with them asking for documents as part of the "trial and error" process. If they see they want a new document, ask for it for the next batch of applicants and stop delaying the process. Unless something is VERY wrong - like there could be potential abuse - then I they shouldn't be asking for additional documents, just to satisfy their curiosity. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-82982147851585577862013-01-09T06:55:52.444-08:002013-01-09T06:55:52.444-08:00great news! how long have you been in court?great news! how long have you been in court?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-49691769727323532622013-01-09T06:54:27.692-08:002013-01-09T06:54:27.692-08:00If this is true, then again it just shows how ridi...If this is true, then again it just shows how ridiculous their roles are. They are absolutely clueless as to how things work. They tell the Korean agency the need for additional information, they the agency let the US agency know (and in many occasions, it requires a few days of back and forth emails to get clarification). Then, the US agency lets the families know. Then the families are once again - stopping life to get the requested paperwork - sometimes it takes at least a few days. Then, that gets mailed to the US agency (usually priority so it costs even MORE money), then they mail it back to the Korean agency. Then the Korean agency gets it to the family court. 14 days is absolutely unrealistic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-29613966505005258202013-01-09T06:40:03.896-08:002013-01-09T06:40:03.896-08:00I want you to know that there now are many adoptiv...I want you to know that there now are many adoptive families in Korea, especially by the members of MPAK with the suggestion that there needs to be a revision with the currently passed adoption laws, especially because this law has caused so many birthmothers give up their babies unsafely.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-85498123700646883542013-01-09T06:35:43.355-08:002013-01-09T06:35:43.355-08:00Sorry, I can't answer this one for you. What a...Sorry, I can't answer this one for you. What are they asking to comply? This could be something the agency could provide right away, or if it takes longer the agency should be able to provide some explanation that it would take longer. I do not think that the family court will be so unreasonable.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-32469523519434913912013-01-09T03:40:35.094-08:002013-01-09T03:40:35.094-08:00This really is disgraceful. Do they realize that t...This really is disgraceful. Do they realize that this ultimately hurts the children with loving families waiting for them? Not to mention the pain it causes the families who have jumped through all of the hoops and have been approved to adopt from Korea( a country with tight policies on adoption to start with) And what happens to the backlog of children still been born and given up due to social stigmas! It just all seems so hypocritical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-50409658165115535742013-01-08T19:09:17.850-08:002013-01-08T19:09:17.850-08:00We received our EP on Jan. 1. What timeframe are ...We received our EP on Jan. 1. What timeframe are we looking at? Our daughter turns 2 in less than 2 months. We watched her turn 6 months, then 1, then 18 months- all from across the world. We just pray we can help celebrate her 2nd birthday(thought I know her foster family is taking very good care of her!) Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283145653349092170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-80342442775497740482013-01-08T18:38:44.218-08:002013-01-08T18:38:44.218-08:00 Wow. Who told you this? We are in court and have ... Wow. Who told you this? We are in court and have heard no word of this from Dillon or Eastern...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-10256486569210811632013-01-08T17:52:07.509-08:002013-01-08T17:52:07.509-08:00Steve, thanks for all your info and support. Toda...Steve, thanks for all your info and support. Today, we were told that if the court gets your case and requests more info on it, you have 14 days to comply or the case gets "dismissed". The agency didn't know what that meant. Do you know if/think that "dismissed" because you couldn't get info to them within 14 days means adoption denied? Or just the case will be removed from their pile and can be resubmitted later? This is very disconcerting to hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-58630795422371806272013-01-08T05:58:32.768-08:002013-01-08T05:58:32.768-08:00Then, why? Why the need for a family court approva...Then, why? Why the need for a family court approval? All they've done so far (to my knowledge) is request more paperwork - not even requesting new information, just more paperwork. Is having one more layer of approvals on top of at least two levels of approvals really necessary? The people who put this chaos into place should be ashamed for being so disorganized. Their incompetency hurts the children, foster families and the families who are waiting to adopt them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-10192225539871566282013-01-07T19:49:40.727-08:002013-01-07T19:49:40.727-08:00In your case it is different, and I am told by an ...In your case it is different, and I am told by an agency in Korea that Child's legal document (i.e. passport) should be sufficient along with your adoption documents.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-11191038797568129042013-01-07T19:43:37.572-08:002013-01-07T19:43:37.572-08:00We currently have one child adopted from Guatemal...We currently have one child adopted from Guatemala and are in process to adopt our Korean son. Do you know if the Family Court will require us to submit our Guatemalan childs COC in order to complete our Korean sons adoption or are they just requiring birth certificates at this point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-22137042847412334982013-01-07T13:41:08.937-08:002013-01-07T13:41:08.937-08:00The Family Court has the ultimate authority in gra...The Family Court has the ultimate authority in granting the adoption decision. There may be cases where they might deny based on addtional findings, but highly improbable if the agencies and the MOHW have cleared the process ahead of time.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.com