tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post8593758034554212098..comments2024-02-15T23:56:02.370-08:00Comments on MPAK Blog: No Delays in EP or Court Process Anticipated.Steve Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-47957905699319038852014-07-10T06:16:45.469-07:002014-07-10T06:16:45.469-07:00The court lasted only 6 min. The questions were 1....The court lasted only 6 min. The questions were 1. When did you arrive in Korea? 2. Did you meet your child and what was your impression? 3. Did you decide on your child's name? 4. What kind of father and mother do you want to be? I think that's about it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06247321462176188777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-73184015752154796062014-07-08T15:21:08.260-07:002014-07-08T15:21:08.260-07:00how was court Hiroko? what kinda of questions did ...how was court Hiroko? what kinda of questions did the judge ask you?C.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00990278511277247245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-63013929643047026892014-07-08T02:37:12.918-07:002014-07-08T02:37:12.918-07:00Congratulations Jenna! We have just came back from...Congratulations Jenna! We have just came back from our 1st trip to Korea and we are now waiting for the final call!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06247321462176188777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-58425260747746911492014-07-03T16:02:45.386-07:002014-07-03T16:02:45.386-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373205382787991556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-3474010741357404492014-06-30T11:39:53.451-07:002014-06-30T11:39:53.451-07:00We just got word this morning that we have a court...We just got word this morning that we have a court date in Korea on August 29th! Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924471661145904796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-16757077143668142732014-06-26T08:34:10.117-07:002014-06-26T08:34:10.117-07:00Steve, do you know if any July court dates have be...Steve, do you know if any July court dates have been issued yet? As always, thank you for all you do!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924471661145904796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-52370133749748795402014-06-21T16:19:41.145-07:002014-06-21T16:19:41.145-07:00We accepted our referral in November 2012. Our EP ...We accepted our referral in November 2012. Our EP was submitted February 20, 2014. Our EP was approved May 29, 2014, and then we were just submitted to court on June 12, 2014. Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924471661145904796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-16539929029270749222014-06-21T15:55:33.472-07:002014-06-21T15:55:33.472-07:00Congratulations, Jenna! Can you tell us when your ...Congratulations, Jenna! Can you tell us when your EP was submitted? Ours was submitted in May (we accepted our referral in March) and we are trying to get an idea of when we might hope to be submitted to family court. Thanks!JJQEsMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860752808312227860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-61993736654601193342014-06-21T08:10:31.662-07:002014-06-21T08:10:31.662-07:00We received word on Thursday, June 12th that our c...We received word on Thursday, June 12th that our case was submitted to the family court! We have not received a court date yet. Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924471661145904796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-85249301752237695802014-06-09T13:11:04.961-07:002014-06-09T13:11:04.961-07:00Thank you so much for this information. It is grea...Thank you so much for this information. It is great to hear that the EP and court processes are running smoothly. Are you able to give us any estimate of how long the wait is from the time the EP is submitted until the approval? And how long from the EP approval to the court date?JJQEsMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860752808312227860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-88614003457592471202014-06-06T19:54:33.969-07:002014-06-06T19:54:33.969-07:00Surprise visits would be hard for my home study ag...Surprise visits would be hard for my home study agency because they don't have a social worker in my city. They would have to fly someone out for the surprise visit and if we weren't home, it would be a big waste of time and money. It is hard enough to do scheduled visits.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437308665840210835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-14914898520111856912014-06-06T15:42:24.929-07:002014-06-06T15:42:24.929-07:00The main problem I would see here with surprise vi...The main problem I would see here with surprise visits during the homestudy stage is that many families may simply not be home! Those of us who were childless before we adopted tend to keep working until our child comes home in order to be able to afford the costs associated with adoption. Even if the social worker plans on coming in the evening, lots of people go out to eat and socialize (particularly before they have children) regularly, so this would create a nightmare of trying to catch a couple at home.<br /><br />I'm curious as to what they hope to 'uncover' with these practices. We're still in the post-placement visit period at the moment, and I'm always happy for the social worker to come over whenever because I was fortunate enough to be able to give up work to be a full time mother. However, since the social worker needs to come when my husband is also home, we have to schedule appointments in advance so that he can arrange time off work. <br /><br />Even couples who have existing children in the home may make use of childcare or leave children in the care of grandparents in order to work during the day. This is a simple reality for many families in America and Europe, where it can often be almost impossible to manage on just one salary. <br /><br />Most social workers are reluctant to come out in the evenings since they often have families of their own to tend to after a day of work. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793574029398991217noreply@blogger.com