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South Carolina--we just completed the Domestication of a Foreign Adoption!
I just want to let all of you know who live in SC that you can do this in most counties without an attorney, all forms are on line, and it is pretty simple to do! We had to use an atty for our sons back in 2005 b/c Georgetown county Family Court Judge required representation BUT we have moved and our new county, Darlington, was much nicer about it! We had our hearing date yesterday and all went well! I will be glad to direct you to the online forms and share any info we learned through this. With an atty it is around $2000 to do this--without one-- $200! You can do this yourself. It is not that hard. Feel free to PM me if you need any info.
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Kim, mom to 5 (2 from Guatemala-home Jan '04 & Jan
'08 & 3 bio)
Dossier Complete and to Agency 6/4/07
Referral accepted 6/16  
POA to Guatemala 6/22
DNA Authorization 6/26
DNA Results recieved via US mail (99.98%) 7/9 
Entered Family Court 7/10
Exited Family Court end of July/early August
Submitted to PGN without PA 8/6
Visit Trip: 8/28-9/1
PA issued!!!!!!!!!! 9/2 (55 day wait) 
K/O for no PA and missing signature on birthmom's birth certificate--do not know date of k/o
Resubmit to PGN 9/17
K/O #2 10/24 (PGN wants new signature on bmom Cedula)
PGN Resubmit 11/16
OUT OF PGN!!!!!! 12/3 
Orange!!! 12/20
DNA taken 12/21
DNA arrives at labcorp 12/26
DNA complete and sent to the USE 12/31
DNA results at USE!!!! 1/4
Pink 1/9
Visa appt 1/23/08
HOME 1/25/08 
SC Domestication complete: 1/30/09 
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