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No reason to flame you here. Adoption from Kaz is not for the faint of heart or for those who cannot take time off. I am a teacher so when we adopted our oldest son in the summer of 2000, I didn't have to take time other than my regular maternity leave. My husband worked for Gateway and although he was supposed to take 1/2 of the trip unpaid, they did not charge him a day and he got a paycheck for the whole trip (unexpected and so welcome). They also gave us a $5000 credit. We had saved money to cover the time, and were gone for 42 days.
For our youngest son (May 2007) my husband and I saved our sick/personal days and were paid for all 18 work days (25 days total). We took our 5 year old with us and my father as well. I didn't feel comfortable leaving Zach at home for an extended period of time and we adopted from that baby home so I felt strongly that he should be able to go back and see his first home and former caregivers. My father was there to watch Zach for the times that he did not come to the baby home and for the ministry and court appointment (they wound up requesting that Zach come to both appointments when they learned that he was adopted from Kaz). It was a great experience for Zach to see his birthcountry and for him to bond with Alex on "neutral territory" before coming home.
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