Is it possible to adopt a child from Guatemala?

Is it possible to adopt a child from Guatemala?

For prospective adoptive parents interested in Guatemala adoption, it is important to understand the history of the United States’ relationship with Guatemala and intercountry adoption. Intercountry adoption is only feasible if both countries allow it.

Is there an Intercountry Adoption Program in Guatemala?

But due to the widespread corruption, it was not entirely clear as to whether those children were in fact eligible for intercountry adoption and whether those children already had families within Guatemala or not. In November 2009, Guatemala proposed a new pilot program to process intercountry adoptions.

When did Guatemala sign the Hague Convention on adoption?

On January 1, 2008, Guatemala signed the Hague Convention (four months before the United States) and formed a new Guatemalan Central Authority (CNA) to evaluate and process intercountry adoptions.

Who is the central adoption authority in India?

In the United States, the central adoption authority is the U.S. Department of State. In China, it is the CCCWA (China Center for Children’s Welfare and Adoption). In India, it is CARA (Central Adoption Resources Authority). In Guatemala, it is the CNA (Consejo Nacional de Adopciones, or National Adoption Council).

Guatemala is party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Intercountry adoptions are not currently possible between Guatemala and the United States because the Government of Guatemala is not processing intercountry adoptions with any country at this time.

Who was involved in an adoption ring in Guatemala?

Edmond Mulet, a former diplomat for the United Nations and a recent presidential candidate in the Guatemalan elections, was accused of participating in an illegal adoption ring in the 1980s when he was a young lawyer.