Mulberry has filed two legal actions in Ukraine.
The first, an objection to the donation of our Dyetski Dom building to the city, has been in court three times. On February 2, the other side didn't show up so the judge re-schedule for February 16th. The building was "arrested" which means it can not change ownership until there is a ruling. On the 16th, the judge decided the city should be represented at the hearing, so he rescheduled for February 28th. On the 28th, the judge was out of town for a business trip. The next scheduled hearing is March 5.
The second, an objection to the liquidation of the Dyetski Dom Foundation, has also been in court three times. On February 7, the other side did not show up so the judge re-scheduled for February 13th. On the 13th, the judge was too busy with criminal cases so she re-scheduled for February 16th. On the 16th, she decided we should be in another court and closed the case. She didn't refer us to another court, she just closed the case. We now have to appeal her non-ruling so the case can be referred to another court. By rule, the case can not be returned to her court.
Separately, one of the families living in the Dyetski Dom building is filing an objection matching the first action above. Hopefully, this action will prolong the building arrest.
As it stands now, the building can not change ownership because of the arrest. The foundation can not be liquidated because it can't dispose of the arrested building. This will eventually be resolved. Currently, we are in a Ukrainian Catch-22.
In 2009, Lola was living with her grandmother in an abandoned building scheduled for demolition. The state was ready to place her in an institution. Grandmother couldn't get custody. Lola's mother was dead and her father couldn't be found.