Family day in court for our fellow adopters

Yesterday we went to the family day in court for R&A and their adopted daughter. Basically, having completed all the paperwork and received the birth certificate, you go to court, the judge signs a certificate and the adoption is considered final. The judge was quite sweet and gave their daughter a little teddy bear to mark the day. It’s quite amazing that R&A started the process at the same time as we did (we met them at preparation groups) and have now finished the process. It proves that each case is individual and there’s no specific time frame. I don’t think the fact that they are a straight couple has much to do with how (relatively) little time it has taken them. They were matched exceptionally quickly. We know other straight couples who are still waiting, as are we...