oath ceremony

[tweety 1]

To all that already took the oath:

How long does the ceremony take from checking in to leaving the building as USC?

I have a 3 month old and my schedule is pretty tight. Would it be a problem to bring a baby to the ceremony in case I don't find anyone to watch her?

The invitation letter doesn't state anything about children not being allowed nor about the approximate time to reserve for the ceremony. It's in a court house btw.

[ELW 5]

Since it will be in a courthouse, why not call the courthouse and see if they can give any info? Our Oath ceremony is in a Convention Center and our letter states that children have to sit separately with an adult and if they are unruly, they will be asked to leave. The rules might be different according to location. However my guess is that at such an important ceremony, you will not be allowed to hold your child during it.

[MrsAmera 41]

I guess it depends. At my husbands ceremony there were about 24 people being sworn in. There was one mother with her two young children (maybe 5 and 3?) and they were able to sit with their mother. Another husband and wife were there with a young baby. The baby sat with the mother but I think that had the man been there alone with the baby it would have been ok. Call the courthouse and find out. I think that the whole thing took about 1 hour for us.