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Hi,
Just wanted to toss out a solution we came up with. We wanted to maximize our time home with our daughter and not to take our leave at the same time. This became tricky. What eventually worked for us was accessing FMLA not for the adoption, but for the delays our daughter had from being in the orphanage.
Lilianna had the very expected and typical delays for a child who spent 1 year in an orphanage. She was evaluated at our local children's hospital international adoption clinic. Her gross motor delays qualified for physical therapy and the doctors and physical therapist were very willing to help us access FMLA. They shared that this was something that they do often for families.
I know not everyone agrees with accessing EI or using FMLA this way. However, I did want everyone to know it may be an option.
Take care,
Melissa
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