I've forgotten a lot of the details about this part, but I do remember after the successful coup on Adel, Laguna becomes President of Esthar and mentions that he basically became lost in his work, then before he knew it a lot of time had passed him by.
After Raine's death, Squall was immediately placed in an orphanage because there was no way to track down Laguna, especially when he's in an isolated Xenophobic society with no form of contact with the rest of the outside world.
After Raine's death, Squall was immediately placed in an orphanage because there was no way to track down Laguna, especially when he's in an isolated Xenophobic society with no form of contact with the rest of the outside world.