Hi there,
Unfortunately, that seems to be the case in almost all of L.A(C.A), as the information is not well maintained and it is just not readily available for us people to locate, it's almost like they FORCE you to use a lawyer because its so difficult to find the information on your own.
We have not submitted our application as yet, as I am trying to do as much background information gathering as possible.
Our case is a complicated one as my husband has a child from a previous marriage and we are still sorting out all the kinks with that. We have to pay SO much money, just for him to be eligible to LEAVE the country, so you can imagine the S%$# we are going through.
I would love to hear about what steps you have taken thus far and any questions you may have that I could try and help out with...Also, are you applying through the office in Guatemala ?