[jennifr]

I'm trying to apply for the military adoption reimbursement, they need a copy of the final Adoption Decree/Order.
Is this supposed to come with the final Adoption Papers? We have everything else. BC, protocolo, etc. in our file. But no final Adoption Decree...Does it say Adoption Decree on it???

[dspakowsky]

Hi,

We just did this for the military, and just so you know, it took over 2 months to get our money.

There's not anything that says "Final Adoption" on it (unfortunatly). The Protocolo is the adoption decree. You'll need that and the BC Notarized as "True and Original Copies". Just bring them to a notary and they'll copy the documents and type what's needed on the document.

I think we also provided a copy of the Guatemalan Passport/Visa, showing she came home with an IR-3.

We're in NC, and yesterday we got the baby her Certificate of Foreign Birth from the States Vital Statistic's Office. When I showed them the Protocolo, they said it's not the final adoption decree. They used the single paper that has the head of PGN's signature on it as the final adoption decree. So, who really knows. JAG apporved us with the Protocolo.

I hope this all makes sense!

[shelbydog]

There should be something from PGN?

It should have at the top

Notaria

Mandataria

Menor

Madre Biologica

Your names

It was be signed by the head of PGN and your reviewer.

When we looked for the above, we found it. It wasn't an obvious page titled "Adoption Decree"....but we found the above. Good luck

[carney10]

The protocolo is the final decree, you should have a translated copy.
Lisa

[jennifr]

Thank you for your help!!! I was starting to worry.