I need advice....

[Bunnyqr 0]

My time line shows this. April 28th I told my fiance that the Vermont office need his final divorce decrees form the court and the church along with English translations. It took him till May 19th to get all of this. Then on May 19th his bags are packed and he leaves for Mykonos to work for the summer season. But the crucial thing is he leaves the papers at home in Athens and says not to worry that his mother will mail them. I, of course freak out over this news. I wait 2 weeks for the papers and ask my fiance if his mother mailed them. He tells me that he got hold of her on the phone and she had not mailed them. He said she thought she was supposed to wait for him to call her and mail them. I, of course freak out over this news.

So then he tells me a week later that his mother has mailed them on "Friday". He doesn't give me a date, just Friday. I, of course freak out over this news. Now it is July 1st and still no papers in the mail.

I love him but I want to kill him right now. If she mailed them, she probably mailed them regular mail.

Does anyone know how long regular mail from Greece or European countries takes to come to New York?

I am freaking out because we have a dead line of July 17th to get the papers to Vermont.

Also, I am leaving for Mykonos on Saturday July 15th to spend a week with my fiance. So I MUST HAVE THOSE PAPERS no later than July 14th so I can over night them to Vermont.

Please, can someone share their thoughts on this?

Of course all my ego fears are devouring me. I am afraid the papers are lost in the mail. I am afraid his mom didn't mail them, I am afraid that the case will close. I am having a melt down and all I hear from him is "relax sweetie mou, its OK, its in the mail, any day now".

HOW CAN I RELAX???????? We have gotten this far in the process and now we are on hold!!!!!

What do you think? How would you handle this?

[Ladylethal 12]

I remember when you first posted this, I'd think this matter would have been settled by now.

I can't t help you on the post office timelines, but did you ask his mom if she has any registration for the package? That way you can call the post office.

[Jaylen Brit 0]

Does he realise that if you miss the deadline you have to start all over again??

Cos if so..I'm not sure WHY all this delay - I understand he has a job to go to - and earn money - and that job isn't in Athens but even so..the forward planning seems, shall we say, a bit lacking..

As for the post office - greek post isn't the fastest on the planet..Id give it 10 days if its regular mail..

(edit - spelling)

Edited July 2, 2006 by Jaylen Brit

[ucla_cutie26 0]

I have an aunt that lives in Greece (Athens, Greece) and she has mailed out letters to my mother using standard mail and it usually takes about 2 weeks to get here. By the way, I live in Los Angeles. So, approximately 2 weeks to get here to California from Athens, Greece. Hope this helps in some way.

Best of luck, hopefully the papers arrive.

Edited July 2, 2006 by ucla_cutie26

[Alex+R 0]

I think if he's already sent them, they should be there before your deadline. (My family is in Greece, we get a lot of mail to here in Minnesota.) If his mother or your fiance could do something to expedite the process and send them again, then you've got to convince him to do it!