The Russian Judge said, "Da!". That means "yes" in Russian. She granted custody of Sveta to Jessi and Barry. We now have a granddaughter! Praise the Lord! If you're interested in the details of the court hearing, view Jessi and Barry's blog to the right under "Blogs I follow".
The only difference now is the waiting period. Apparently as of January 1, 2012, the law will be changed from a waiting period of 10 days to 30 days. That means Jessi and Barry will fly home to the United States on Christmas Day without Sveta. Then they will return in mid-January to begin filing paperwork for her passport and visa to leave the country. Why not begin filing paperwork immediately you ask? Good question. It's because the Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7th. And just like the U.S., everything (including all government offices and business) comes to a grinding halt for the holidays.
I'm not sure if getting the ruling prior to January 1st, allows them to avoid the 30 day waiting period or not. Right now details are a bit sketchy, but here is what I know... Jessi and Barry fly home December 25th. Jessi will fly back to Russia alone on January 9th or 10th to get started on paperwork. Barry will join her in Russia on or about the 19th. The amount of time it takes to receive the passport will determine when they get to bring Sveta home for good. This could take some time as you may guess... government red tape is not limited to the good ol' USA.
Thanks for all your prayers everybody. We'll keep you posted of further developments.
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