Adoption Update (Sort of) – Previo in OPA (Oficina Para Adopciones) – El Salvador
Posted by KimMay 13
I just heard from our agency today that our attorney is looking into a “previo” (or “prevention”) to our case in El Salvador. It’s basically a reason to interrupt processing our file at OPA (La Oficina Para Adopciones – The Office for Adoptions). Sometimes a prevention happens when paperwork is missing or not completed (I promise this isn’t it), sometimes it’s because of a request for additional information. Sometimes it’s just one person at OPA wanting to review another’s work.
And as OPA fired two of their staff psychologists a few months back, it’s possible that one of them was part of our review process, and so now someone else wants to double check that screening.
Sigh.
Our file has been there since mid-last year, so our attorney thinks it’s some kind of internal technicality within OPA itself, not something we need to (or can) do anything about.
On the one hand, FRUSTRATING. On the other, though, at least this means someone’s looking at our file, right?
Appreciate prayers from those of you who pray!
Meanwhile, I’m still mired in home study update paperwork here in the U.S. Something I can and need to do something about.
Thanks, all!
-Kim
5 comments
Comment by Mary@notbefore7 on May 13, 2010 at 4:37 pm
ARGH.
praying.
Comment by Becky on May 13, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Ugh! Do they need for someone to kick em? I feel like kicking someone and it doesn’t matter who. I could relieve my stress on some kneecaps.
Comment by Aunt Lisa on May 13, 2010 at 7:09 pm
praying….
Comment by Aimee on May 13, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Oh no! Sorry to hear that! Such a long road.
Comment by Tio Chris on May 14, 2010 at 3:57 am
You can rest assured that my prayers are definitely with you and Fred, as always, Kim. While the circumstances are very different in some ways, I can truly relate to the “chutes and ladders” of hopes and expectations of the adoption process and lately, in life in general. But God is working through all of this for a purpose, *and it’s a good one at that*, we know that for sure!