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Adoption is a wonderful way for families to come together. For birth mothers, and sometimes both birth parents, it is a loving choice to give their child the best possible future. The adoption process can be frustrating and stressful, and any mistake can jeopardize the adoption and your family’s future. Adoption attorneys help parents seeking to adopt children as well as birth mothers and birth fathers. Adoption laws are different in each state.

Search this website for an adoption law firm in your state.

The Many Legal Aspects of Adoption

There are many types of adoption, and you want to choose an adoption law firm that has extensive experience in the type of adoption you are considering. Your adoption may fall under more than one of the following:

  • Agency adoption
  • Private adoption
  • Same-sex couple adoption
  • Birth mother adoption
  • Embryo adoption
  • Foster child adoption
  • Step-parent/second parent adoption
  • Relative adoption
  • Adult adoption
  • Domestic adoption
  • Interstate adoption
  • International adoption

Among the many legal issues and matters involved in adoption, your adoption law firm should be well versed in the following:

  • Termination of parental rights
  • Birth mother rights
  • Birth father rights
  • Contested adoption
  • Home study
  • Post-placement supervision
  • Consent
  • Adoption petition
  • Finalization hearings
  • Adoption disruption
  • Adoption dissolution
  • Indian Child Welfare Act

Find the Right Adoption Firm

Going through the adoption process can be one of the most challenging things you do in your life.

It can also be the most rewarding.

Finding the right adoption law firm can be the difference between growing your family or not.

It doesn’t matter if you’re adopting a child or working to keep a family together. You will want legal help.

Take some time to review our law firms or contact an attorney right now to get help.

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Who Can Adopt a Child?

One of the first questions prospective parents have is whether they will be allowed to adopt a child.

Although the laws vary in each state, most adults are eligible whether they are married or single, and regardless of sexual orientation. People with disabilities can adopt and are protected from discrimination by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Age requirements vary. In many states you must be 18 years old, but some require adoptive parents to be at least 21 or 25 years old. There are states that allow minors to adopt under special circumstances, and a few states that require adoptive parents to be at least 10 or 15 years older than the child.

There is no set income level requirement, but you must be able to provide for the child’s needs. You do not have to own a home, but you do need adequate and stable housing.

Step-parents can adopt step children. Relatives, such as grandparents, often adopt children who have been removed from their parents by the state or whose parents have died.

If you are seeking to adopt a child or considering placing your child for adoption, please search this directory for an excellent adoption law firm in your area.

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