September 18, 2013- Submitted Application to Adoption Agency ($300) (3 pages).
September 23, 2013- Acceptance from Adoption Agency. Received Contract (22 pages).
September 24, 2013- Shipped Contract and paid 1st adoption fee ($5000).
September 26, 2013- Assigned a case worker with Adoption Agency.
September 30, 2013- Received Ukraine Adoption Guide in the mail.
October 1, 2013- Received a list of Home Study Agencies to choose from.
October 3, 2013- Phone appointment with case worker (Adoption Agency).
October 4, 2013- Submitted application to selected Home Study Agency ($200) (7 pages).
October 10, 2013- Received confirmation of acceptance from Home Study Agency and assigned a caseworker.
October 24, 2013- 1st Appointment with social worker for Home Study ($1500 Home Study fee) (12 pages completed and many more given as homework).
October 31, 2013- Adoption Training at Home Study Agency (5 hours, 5 pages, many more given as homework).
November 1, 2013- Mary's Autobiography (6 pages)
November 4, 2013- Mary's personal interview with Home Study Social Worker (2 hours)
November 9, 2013- Adoption Training Date Night: Completed Child Desired Form, Child Protective Services Central Registry Release of Information for VA, AL, TX, and SD, Safety Checklist and Written Emergency Preparedness Plan. ($14 for VA paperwork) (17 pages, not exactly the most romantic date, but we got a lot done).
November 12, 2013- Our youngest son's adoption physical (2 page physical form filled out by a doctor and a TB test)
November 18, 2013- Our other two son's adoption physicals and Mary's TB test (4 pages of forms and TB tests)
November 19, 2013- Mary's disaster adoption physical (Dr. messed up 2 page form, I fired Dr. and scheduled a new adoption physical with a new Dr. very frustrating day!)
November 21, 2013- James's personal interview with Home Study Social Worker (2 hours, turned in a lot of paperwork previously mentioned).
December 3, 2013- Driving records from DMV ($26), FBI fingerprinting ($100) (4 pages of paper work)
December 16, 2013- Mary's 2nd adoption physical (2 pages)
December 18, 2013- Dog licenses from the county (I won't include cost for this because we had to do it anyways.)
December 27, 2013- Completed 10 hours of online Hague Adoption Education Training ($120)
December 29, 2013- Completed Conspicuous Family online Adoption Education Training ($30)
December 30, 2013- Final Home Study Visit (55 pages)
January 21, 2014- Proof of Home Ownership (Realtor Letter, License, etc. 4 pages)
January 25, 2014- Agency Registration for Ukraine (4 pages, $500)
January 25, 2014-
Authorization for Release of Confidential Information and/or Criminal Record Check (1page)
January 25, 2014- Affidavit of Health Insurance Coverage (1 page)
January 25, 2014- Post Placement Affidavit (1 page)
January 25, 2014- Personal Contact Information Form (1 page)
January 25, 2014- Confirmation of Educational Materials (1 page)
January 25, 2014- Sent in Birth Certificates for all family members and Marriage License (6 pages)
January 25, 2014- W2, 1040's and schedules for 2012 and 2011 (60 pages)
January 25, 2014- Color copies of Passports (2 pages)
January 27, 2014- Notarized 3 documents with Lawyer
January 27, 2014- Prepaid Post Placement visits with Home Study Agency ($975)
January 27, 2014- Visited Health Insurance Company for verification and signature on Affidavit of Health Insurance Coverage Letter.
February 4, 2014- Home Study Finalized
March 7, 2014- Received Completed Home Study Document
March 10, 2014- Mailed I-600A, Birth Certificates, Marriage License, Passport Copies, Home Study, Agency License to Immigration. ($890, 25 pages)
March 17, 2014- Ordered Certified Marriage Certificates ($12.50)
March 18, 2014- Department of Homeland Security received I-600A
March 18, 2014- Sent State Police Clearance Forms (2 pages, $40)
March 21, 2014- ASC Appointment Notice (Immigration appointment date for fingerprints given)
March 22, 2014- Received Certified Marriage Certificates in the mail.
March 24, 2014- Sent Certified Marriage Certificates to be Apostilled in state of origin (1 page, $30)
April 2, 2014- Certified Marriage Certificate Apostilled
April 4, 2014- Received Request for Evidence Letter from Immigration
April 8, 2014- Another Failed Medical Appointment (Mary, I swear I need to change clinics...)
April 9, 2014- Final Medical Appointment (Mary) (1 page)
April 15, 2014- Biometrics Appointment with Immigration
April 21, 2014- Home Study revised (Due to Proof of Evidence Letter from Immigration)
April 22, 2014- Home Study sent to Immigration
April 28, 2014- Final Medical Appointment (James) (1 page)
May 3, 2014- Received I-171H Approval from Immigration
May 6, 2014- Received Home Study Addendum (3 pages)
May 6, 2014- Notarized 24 Documents with Lawyer (24 pages)
May 7, 2014- Met with Real Estate Agent for "Proof of Home Owner Ship Letter", notarized (2 pages)
May 8, 2014- Apostilled Dossier Documents at the Secretary of the Commonwealth (38 pages, $215)
May 8, 2014- Signed Addendum for change in Ukraine Foreign Adoption Fees (1 page)
May 9, 2014- Shipped Dossier to Adoption Agency for Review (37 Documents, $62.69)
May 9, 2014- Paid International Adoption Services Agreement Part 2 Fee($5,000)
May 9, 2014- Paid Program Development and Maintenance Fee ($1,500)
May 9, 2014- Paid Foreign Program Deposit ($5,000)
May 9, 2014- Paid remaining balance of the Post Adoption Administration Fee ($50)
May 14, 2014-Pick up Home Study Addendum
May 15, 2014- Apostille Home Study Addendum($10)
May 16, 2014- Ship Apostilled Home Study Addendum to Adoption Agency ($52.16)
June 12, 2014- Aposille USCIS Documents ($15)
June 13, 2014- Ship USCIS Documents ($12)
July 14, 2014- Final Dossier Documents shipped to Ukraine ($59.59)
July 19, 2014- Purchased Airline tickets for caregivers. (Used miles, fees $15)
July 20, 2014- Purchased Airline tickets for another set of caregivers. (Used mostly miles, fees $110)
July 21, 2014- Purchased Airline tickets for Ukraine ($1,980.80)
July 22, 2014- Created and Purchased Family Scrapbooks to take to Ukraine ($57.88)
July 30, 2014- Ordered travel supplies and language books ($86.75)
August 4, 2014- Gifts for children ($21.51)
August 6, 2014- Contribution for caregivers ($1000)
August 11, 2014- First SDA Appointment
August 12, 2014- First Foreign Program Fee ($5000)
August 13, 2014- Met First set of Children.
August 14, 2014- K and B signed Adoption Agreement
August 15, 2014- Second Foreign Program Fee ($5000)
August 16, 2014- Third Foreign Program Fee ($5000)
August 26, 2014- K and B refuse adoption.
September 9, 2014- Second SDA Appointment
September 11, 2014- Met M, K, and R
September 16, 2014- K and R sign Adoption Agreements
September 17, 2014- Train to Kiev
September 18, 2014- Travel Home
September 22, 2014- M says no to Adoption
August 7-September 24, 2014- In Country Costs ($7,307.76)
Total to date of fees and number of pages of paperwork:
Fees: $49,184.36 Paper work: 270 pages (I stopped counting after May, 2014)
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