The PGN Meeting - Hague

UPDATE: According to a very reliable source, PGN or the Central Authority is still accepting cases after March 5th. There is no news as to whether there will be changes to the dossier requirements. The good news is that the Central Authority has stated that they do NOT intend to stop adoptions.

Prior to this, March 11th....there was a meeting with PGN and a number of adoption specialists. We do not have a transcript at this time, nor do we know if we will get one of all or part of the meeting.

But according to an adoption specialist that attended the meeting, PGN states that there is no intent to cease adoptions in Guatemala. Here is a little history about the Hague in Guatemala:

AUGUST 19th, 2002: Guatemala Congress acceded to The Hague Treaty
Soon after: A group formed challenging the legality of the Accession.
March 5th, 2003: Hague was *said* to go into effect. PGN named the Central Authority.

Even if the challenge to the accession of the Hague fails, Guatemalan law protects the process of adoption. At this time, there has been NO legislation or process change that would drastically change or stop adoptions in Guatemala all together.

However, it is very possible that the the process could be slowed down by new policies unless/until they are legally challenged.

Hopefully, PGN will see the benefit of making logical policies that would not cripple the adoption process in Guatemala. They have stated that it is not their intention to do so...and we hope that is the case!!! As an adotive parent (or I should say adopted parent), I cannot bare to think of even more children going hungry or left to the streets JUST because redtape will not permit them to survive.