March 2008 Update  – In late 2007 Guatemala passed a new adoption law and in 2008 Guatemala implemented a Central Authority pursuant to the Hague Convention.

We continue to process cases for our in-process families and those cases are going well.  However we still are not accepting new applications for Guatemala.  We will open for new Guatemala applications when the new law becomes implemented and the central authority determines its adoption processes.

We remain committed to the children of Guatemala and to our mission statement and will continue to keep our parents updated of developments.

For This Child is an international child placing agency licensed by the State of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.  On February 29, 2008, For This Child was among the first U.S. adoption agencies to achieve Hague Approval from the Council on Accreditation (COA) pursuant to the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000. 

We work with parents from all over the United States and the United Kingdom who wish to adopt from Guatemala.  It is our pleasure to work with both married couples and single parents. Parents pursuing Guatemala adoption who are open to either a baby boy or a baby girl assure themselves a fast referral in our Guatemala adoption program. 

Infants from Guatemala arrive home to the United States at a young age compared to other international programs.

For more information about our Guatemala adoption program, please see our About Guatemala Adoptions page.

For This Child performs comprehensive medical testing on every baby that comes into care.

We believe we offer some unique services.  Read about them here.

To see FTC's Hague disclosures, click here.