On Tuesday, the US Dept of State came out with a warning saying people should avoid adopting from Guatemala. We went into this knowing changes could take place but the US Dept of State and Guatemala both had agreed that in process cases as of Jan 1, 2008 (like us) would be "grandfathered" in and safe. The US is now saying they arent sure this will happen. Meaning, people like us in process may never bring these children home. Our adoption agency and others in the adoption community are outraged at this latest statement by the US. Why arent they forcing Guatemala to comply to the rules of the adoption laws instead of just warning everyone?
So please take a minute to sign this online petition. They only need your name and email address for verification.
We need to let the US know that it is not okay for them to allow Guatemala to ignore the rules and disallow inprocess adoptions to continue. Thousands of children, like Nora, would be left in foster care instead of having permanent loving homes.
So please, help us get Nora home!!
http://www.petitiononline.com/foafoa1/petition.html
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