Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-1773585-20141111210845/@comment-1894786-20141211013207

CoolDudeAl wrote: Seasrmar wrote: I think one week is more than enough for an adoption to take place. I don't know how the adoption method work, what's exactly in the envelope, and how long she been working to adopt Emma. It could be a letter telling Ingrid, congrats,it's official, Emma is yours, maybe she just need to finalize last couple paperworks, or still longer way to go. If short time, Emma could very well been her adopted daughter, even if it's just a week.

I know many people dislike how many characters are related to Emma, but unfortunately that's how Once story is. Maybe in some countries, and when Regina got Henry (those people had to be under a spell, right?), but normally the adoption process is much longer than a week. She and Emma were together for six months. For all we know, that envelope was the final stages of the adoption papers.