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EmailGuatemala: Registering In-Process Cases with the National Adoption Council
January 2008
The adoption law passed by Guatemala’s Congress on December 11, 2007, permits notarial adoption cases initiated before its
effective date of December 31, 2007, to be completed under the old notarial process, provided those cases are registered with
the National Adoption Council (CNA), Guatemala’s Hague Convention Central Authority for adoptions, within 30 business days
after the effective date of the law. Unless a case has already received a favorable opinion from the Guatemalan Solicitor
General’s office (PGN), it still needs to be registered with the CNA to be eligible for processing under the old law. The
Embassy, therefore, recommends that prospective adoptive parents confirm with their Guatemalan legal representatives that
this registration "Aviso" has been filed with the CNA for their adoption case.
Following receipt of the “Aviso” by the CNA, they will issue a confirmation of registration (“Constancia”). Cases are considered
registered and pending only if a “Constancia” has been issued. Filing the “Aviso” with the CNA before February 12, 2008,
should be sufficient to register the case, even if there is a delay in issuing the “Constancia.”
