[meteor29]

Lately I had been getting very frustrated with no word about/from Latvia, so I had a friend whose mother lives in Riga do some research for me. She (the mom) was told by someone in the ministry that oversees orphans that a new law went into effect on 3/11/03. The orphan court now imposes a residency requirement for adoptive parents. If the child is 18 months or younger, it is up to a month. Older than that, up to six months. The Latvian Government is becoming increasingly nationalistic and opposition to adoption there is mounting, from what I am told. IMHO Latvia is not a good idea right now. We are switching our dossier to Ukraine. Good luck to everyone with the wait.

Julie (Meteor29)