I spoke to our agent today who cleared up the confusion about whether our case has or has not been submitted to PGN. Our Guatemalan attorney who oversees our process has chosen to go a different route than PGN. PGN, the Guatemalan court system who approves adoptions, is a disaster. PGN is a festering boil on the butt of the adoption process in Guatemala. Sorry for the graphic image. It is corrupt, political and indisputably unethical.
There is a second route, apparently, that can be taken to get an adoption approved in Guatemala. This process is called judicial approval. Rather than working your way through the bowels of PGN, the case is reviewed by a judge and s/he issues a ruling. This ruling is then presented to PGN and within 3 days they have the opportunity to nullify it. PGN can only nullify it for good reason; although out of spitefulness they attempt to nullify cases without reason.
Read this article that explains the political turmoil involved in the Guat adoption process, specifically between PGN and the judicial approval process. http://www.guatadopt.com/archives/000696.html#000696
We sincerely hope that this is a good move for our case. There is a possibility that this could be faster. We also have no reason to worry that our case wouldn't be approved since our file was not kicked out of PGN before for problems on the birthmother's side. All of the issues were with our paperwork and they have been rectified. This is a huge plus. We feel hopeful that this will be a beneficial decision for our case. Ultimately, we just want Gabi home before Christmas.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
BIG NEWS!
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HANG IN THERE! I hope this is your saving Grace and that you can get Gabi home, quicker than we all expected. We would love to have her home for Thanksgiving. Love and prayers to you all.
Huh. well things change every day on this deal dont they? It sounds like this is the way to go-- so how come people don't always do it this way? do they not qualify?
That's exactly what we're trying to figure out. It may be a good idea, but it could backfire because several lawyers are taking this route now. The PGN officials are angry about that and are threatening to stand in the way of any adoption they approve. There's no way to tell if this is a good move until we're well into it.
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