Berline is Officially a McDonald!!

Here is the email I received today:

"Dear Andrew and Christy,

Great news!  Berline's file is out of Courts.  This is where the civil court document and Act of Adoption have been created.  This means that Berline has legally become your child and taken your family name of McDONALD.  

At this time,  we will ask National Archives for an attestation signature for the Act of Adoption and then we will legalize the Haitian legal documents in both the Department of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs (MAE).    Then, we can apply for Berline’s passport in the Minister of Interior’s (MOI) office.  These stages will pass quickly and I may not always have the time to email you as we exit each step.  I will, however, be sure to email you when we apply for Berline’s passport at MOI."

 

 

So we are still thinking we will be able to go pick her up this summer.  We are praying for earlier than later, but you never know with Haiti.  We are so happy that we have finally made it to this stage.  There is something about knowing she is ours!