CCI IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS FOR GUATEMALA
CCI expects to re-open its Guatemala program pending the following:
-CCI Hague accreditation
-Guatemala implementing new adoption procedures
-CCI developing strategies, policies and procedures to operate under the new Guatemalan adoption procedures
CCI looks forward to resuming its service to the children of Guatemala.
To learn more, call us at (401) 977-2810.There is no age requirement to adopt from Guatemala. You may have other children in your home, be married, or be a single woman. Single males will be considered on a case by case basis.
All singles will be required to sign a statement of heterosexuality.
The children who are available to be adopted are infants, and occasionally, toddlers. Older children are available through orphanages, and occasionally, foster care. Children from orphanages are only available to qualifying families. Ages for all children range from 0 to 15 years old.
Homes are especially needed for infant boys and older children.
To download a sample CCI Adoption Agreement, visit our Information and Disclosures Page under Sample Contract.
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Agency: $4,250
Country: $ 18-20,000
Humanitarian Aid: $500
Total: $ 28-29,000 (estimated, including extraneous costs not paid to CCI)
Click here to download a sample fee contract.
Adoptive parents must understand that post-adoption reports are vital to the continuance of adoption. It is easy to think post-adoption reports are not important or are an intrusion of one’s privacy, but failure to complete required reports can have far-reaching consequences on future adoptions from the child’s country. Adopting a child is not a one-time event that concludes once a child is home. Please consider the following requirements when choosing the country you wish to adopt from:
Most post-adoption reports are completed by the agency who conducted the home study for the adoption. If the home study agency is not available to conduct the reports, another qualified agency may be used. The agency must complete at least one post-adoption report within six months of the child’s arrival home. CCI requires one notarized copy of the report. Pictures are appreciated.
In addition, if the client’s state of residence and/or home-study agency requires additional reports above and beyond Guatemala’s requirements, CCI would also need one copy of such reports. CCI retains the right to request additional post-adoption reports at any time.
It is the client’s responsibility to contact their home study provider (or other qualified agency) as soon as the child arrives home. This is of the utmost importance as some home study agencies have a short window of time during which they must conduct the first report visit(s).
Traveling to Guatemala
Travel can usually be expected within 6-12 months of acceptance of your child.
One or both parents may choose to travel to Guatemala to pick up their child, however for those who cannot, or do not wish to travel, escort service is available. Choosing an escort will lengthen the end of the adoption process by approximately one month.
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Currently, our Guatemala Program is not accepting new applications.
To learn more, please contact us at (407) 977-2810.
The Marriot Hotel in Guatemala City has witnessed some beautiful unions of adoptive parents and their children.
The Vliets Family were no exception.