We spoke to our Lawyer today about the "Previo" (Kick out) of PGN

Today Margaret called Edwin (with assistance from Soni - translating - just to make sure there was nothing misunderstood, thanks Soni).

It turns out that we were kicked out of PGN, thanks to Riverhead Clerks Office making the mistake. Margaret didn't even think to check, because how hard can it be to write the date. It turns out the date on the paper work for our marriage license was not in chronological order, so we were kicked out. What happened............well, Once we got our marriage license, we had to go out to Riverheard Clerks office to get it certified (dated 7/26/07). Since it was a marriage license we also had to bring it to the courts (same building, no biggie) to get the certification that the clerk just did - certified (this was dated 7/25/07). Then we went into NYC to the State Dept. and they did their part (dated 7/26/07), then we went to the Guatemala Consulate and they did their part (dated 7/26/07). It turns out that the court dept. in Riverhead should have put the date as 7/26/07. But since they put 7/25/07 that means I got that certification done before the clerk's certification, and that shouldn't of been - because that shows/means I did not do it in the correct order.

So, what do we need to do now. Well, remember during the summer how Margaret & Peter went to Riverhead with the paperwork, and then took a trip to NYC to get all the paperwork authenticated............... well, we have to do that again. Monday is a holiday (Veterans Day) so Margaret will not be able to do it until Tuesday. So first thing Tuesday morning we will be heading to town hall to get a new Marriage License with the raised seal on it, and then to Riverhead, and then to NYC. This time Margaret will be making sure the right dates are on the paperwork, before heading to the city. Hopefully once we get to the Guatemala Consulate, Pedro will be nice and do our one document while we wait, so I can Fed Ex to our lawyer in Guatemala that afternoon, so he gets it on Wednesday afternoon.

Once our lawyer receives the docuemtns, the next day we will go back into PGN.