We were hoping that we would see some cases (ours would be nice) OUT of PGN considering the latest statements from the Joint Council on International Children's Services.
June 6, 2008
Joint Council is pleased to announce that PGN has released approximately 230 adoption cases today. At this time, there is no estimate of the number of cases with previos, versus the number of cases without. Upon the release of cases by PGN, Joint Council will be providing estimates of the number of cases without previos. Joint Council extends its appreciation to PGN for its release of these cases. We will continue to work with PGN and key stakeholders in Guatemala on the review of the adoption procedure.
June 5, 2008
Joint Council remains seriously concerned about the status of the approximately 2,600 pending adoptions currently being reviewed. It is our understanding that over 260 adoptions have been cleared of serious irregularities yet have not been released by PGN for finalization. For those children whose adoptions have been cleared of any irregularities, it is clearly in the children’s best interest for PGN to release their cases and for the children to be united with their adoptive family. Joint Council again urges the PGN to immediately release all such adoption cases.
Considering this new pressure from JCICS and PGN's statement that "260 adoptions have been cleared of serious irregularities" we had hoped PGN would follow through with their promise to release 230 cases last Friday. It is now the Thursday after and there seems to be very few cases OUT and very little action on the part of PGN.
So the short of it is that we are still stuck in PGN--over 180 days that which by Guatemalan law is only to take 3 days.
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hoping you hear good news soon, since they can't come up with too many more previos (can they??). best wishes!
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