A family, who recently completed the adoption process and returned from the Ukraine with a new addition to their family, has created a blog where they bust some of the myths about adoption in general and, more specifically, about adoption in the Ukraine.

"Despite reading and talking with others about the adoption process, I still did not understand correctly about the wait after the court hearing... Once the paperwork is submitted to the judge, a court date will be set (likely for 10 days past submission)... The judge makes a ruling on the court date, but the child will not be allowed to leave the orphanage for another 10 days... "

The family also offers insight into the country's culture, the environment in the orphanages they visited, and the conditions of the hotels in which they stayed. Read more at TravelPod.com

Labels: cultures, myths, European

Posted By: Aspen Education Group