Licensed by CT Department of Children and Families
Private, Non-Profit (Working in Connecticut and with
Applicants In Other States)
Member of Joint Council on International Children's
Services and Connecticut Council on Adoption
IMPORTANT NEWSHague Implementation: News 4/05/06Information was published today in the Federal Register that all agencies that applied for accreditation in the first round, for which the deadline was in November 2006, will receive notification of approval by 2/15/08. It is expected that The Hague will be considered in effect shortly thereafter. We strongly urge any clients considering Guatemala to move very quickly in submitting documents and not to delay for any reason. Remember that the average first time study in CT takes 3 or 4 months, so this may preclude your getting started for Guatemala if you are just beginning, or are in the early process. We urge people to file their I-600A's if they want Guatemala and to be as efficient as possible in working on and completing their dossiers. We expect the dossiers back from clients within 2 or 3 weeks of their homestudies being ready. The above statement in no way implies that Thursday's Child endorses this choice for our clients, or discourages it. It is entirely up to the applicants and only they can decide what is best for them. Our agency cannot predict whether Guatemala will come up with Hague compliant laws and be able to implement them before 2/15/08. An interim proposal that has not yet been made public has been introduced in Guatemala, and it is expected that after Holy Week, new Hague Compliant legislation will also be introduced. No agency can be certain during this first round of Hague accreditation, that they will become accredited as the process is still brand new and very complex. Both the Council on Accreditation and the agencies which have applied are just learning what it all means. All agencies are being asked to have a back-up, contingency plan. If for any reason Thursday's Child should not become accredited or should decide not to proceed with the accreditation, and has cases for Hague countries in process, the Agency shall arrange to work in tandem with another agency that has become accredited in order to carry out cases to the best of our (and anyone's ability). Accreditation is only applicable to working in Hague member countries and the ability of Thursday's Child,(or any agency that for any reason does not seek, or is not granted Hague accreditation) to continue or to establish adoption programs in non-Hague member countries shall not be affected in any way. Accreditation to work in Hague countries also does not in any manner affect domestic adoptions unless a child is being sent out of the country. If for any reason, Thursday's Child shall not become Hague accredited , the Agency shall maintain cooperating relationships with other agencies that are accredited and shall act as a supervised provider, though at this time, this is not our intention and we have begun the process of pursuing accreditation. All clients who want to adopt from Guatemala have been given a statement of understanding to sign and have been asked to look at a back up option. We are happy to discuss other available options with you. If you are such a client and have not submitted your statement please do so immediately. |
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