Access to origins
The official source says CNA's competence to keep records applies after the Adoption Law (Decree 77-2007) entered into force. For earlier adoptions, the official source cited does not give the route.
The National Adoption Council (CNA), Guatemala's Central Authority.
Original text«Este trámite puede realizarse a través del Consejo Nacional de Adopciones (CNA), constituido como la Autoridad Central para Adopciones en Guatemala. El derecho a la Búsqueda de Orígenes, así como la competencia del CNA para resguardar los registros posterior a la entrada en vigencia de la Ley […]»Unofficial translation«This procedure can be carried out through the National Adoption Council (CNA), established as the Central Authority for Adoptions in Guatemala. The right to Search for Origins, as well as CNA's competence to safeguard records after the Law entered into force […]»People over 18; minors with their adoptive parents' support. The request is reviewed and approved in advance by CNA.
Original text«Pueden pedir información de sus orígenes personas mayores de 18 años; o los menores de edad con el acompañamiento de sus padres adoptivos.»Unofficial translation«People over 18 may ask for information about their origins; or minors with the support of their adoptive parents.»Yes: CNA provides psychosocial support to the adopted person, the adoptive parents and the birth parents, where relevant.
Original text«Artículo 71. […] b) El Consejo Nacional de Adopciones dará acompañamiento psicosocial al adoptado, a los padres adoptivos y padres biológicos, si fuere el caso;»Unofficial translation«Article 71. […] b) The National Adoption Council shall provide psychosocial support to the adoptee, the adoptive parents and the birth parents, where applicable;»Through CNA's online form, or printed for a paper application. All CNA services are free; CNA says no lawyer or intermediary is needed.
Original text«Inicie su proceso completando el formulario digital o imprima una copia para realizar el trámite de forma manual. […] Todos los servicios del Consejo Nacional de Adopciones son gratuitos. | No es necesario el auxilio de abogados, tramitadores, entidades intermediarias o terceros con afán de lucro»Unofficial translation«Start your process by completing the online form or print a copy to apply on paper. […] All services of the National Adoption Council are free. | No help from lawyers, agents, intermediary bodies or for-profit third parties is needed»CNA receives requests from birth families and records them, to be used only when the adopted person asks for information.
Original text«d.6) Recepción de solicitudes de familias biológicas sobre sus hijos dados en adopción, con el propósito de registrarlas y utilizarlas únicamente cuando el adoptado requiera información respecto a su familia biológica»Unofficial translation«d.6) Receiving requests from birth families about their children placed for adoption, in order to record them and use them only when the adoptee requests information about their birth family»The birth parents' identity is revealed only with the mutual consent of the adult adoptee and the birth parents. Information on the birth parents' age, health and social conditions may be disclosed.
Original text«c) Se podrá revelar información sobre la edad, salud y condiciones sociales de los padres biológicos; d) Para revelar la identidad de los padres biológicos, se hará sólo en base al consentimiento mutuo del adulto adoptado y los padres biológicos;»Unofficial translation«c) Information may be disclosed on the age, health and social conditions of the birth parents; d) The identity of the birth parents shall be disclosed only on the basis of the mutual consent of the adult adoptee and the birth parents;»Yes: psychosocial support to birth parents where relevant, and advice for family meetings.
Original text«d.7) Asesoría y acompañamiento al adoptado, su familia biológica y /o adoptiva, para los encuentros familiares.»Unofficial translation«d.7) Advice and support for the adoptee and their birth and/or adoptive family, for family meetings.»At CNA. The official source cited gives no specific form for birth families.
CNA.
An adopted child accesses the information with the adoptive parents' consent.
Original text«El niño adoptado, con el consentimiento de sus padres adoptivos, y el adulto adoptado, tendrán acceso a dicha información»Unofficial translation«The adopted child, with the consent of the adoptive parents, and the adult adoptee shall have access to that information»Yes: psychosocial support to adoptive parents.
Original text«dará acompañamiento psicosocial al adoptado, a los padres adoptivos y padres biológicos, si fuere el caso»Unofficial translation«shall provide psychosocial support to the adoptee, the adoptive parents and the birth parents, where applicable»For intercountry adoptions, the matter is handled jointly by CNA and the Central Authority or accredited body that carried out the adoption.
Original text«e) En el caso de la adopción internacional, será necesario que el asunto sea tratado en común entre el Consejo Nacional de Adopciones y la Autoridad Central o el organismo acreditado que realizó la adopción.»Unofficial translation«e) In the case of intercountry adoption, the matter must be handled jointly by the National Adoption Council and the Central Authority or accredited body that carried out the adoption.»