Writer Elizabeth Larsen has been personally affected by the recent changes to the Guatemalan adoption processes; her adopted daughter is from the country that has radically reformed its adoption system.

"The new law, passed last month, requires the creation of a centralized government authority to oversee adoptions and mandates that any private orphanages, such as those run by charities, be registered."

The new law also shuffles priorities, favoring family preservation first, followed by adoption by relatives, then domestic adoption. International adoptions will now be considered a "last resort".

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