Once you decide to find a loving home for your unborn child, you have taken the first important step in the adoption process. Most birth parents feel relieved after making this decision, but they still have a long way to go before the process is complete. In our time...
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Adopting across state lines: What you should know
Sometimes, finding a child to adopt can be difficult. You may find that you are matched with a birth parent in another state which means you will be adopting from a state other than where you live. If you want to adopt a child from another state, this is commonly...
Open adoptions are a recent trend with Post Adoption Contact Agreements
In the past, adoption usually meant that the birth parent placed the child for adoption and never saw him or her again. The adoptive parents typically did not have any specific information about who the birth parents were or how to get in contact with them. This is...
Can fathers be awarded child custody in Gwinnett County?
Once upon a time, if you got divorced, the mother would get custody of the children. That was considered normal. Nowadays, there are many cases where a judge awards custody to a father. The law treats mothers and fathers equally when deciding child custody. Yet, old...
Worried about your family member’s children? You can seek guardianship
You knew that your cousin was having trouble raising her children on her own, but you didn’t know how bad things had gotten. She lost her job, and the next time you saw her two children, they were dirty and looked malnourished. You were in shock, and after talking to...
A private adoption could help you bring your child home
You want to bring a child into your family, but the traditional route isn’t working. You’ve decided to use adoption to find a child who you can love as your own. One option for adoption is called a private adoption (domestic independent adoption). A private adoption...
Why do you need an attorney in a surrogacy matter?
Whether you have tried to start a family on your own and run into complications or have always known that adoption or surrogacy would be the best option, the process can be nerve-racking for the potential new parents. Medical advances in assisted- reproductive...
Open versus closed adoptions
A woman who decides that she will place her baby for adoption has many options to consider. The type of adoptions she’s willing to go through with is one of these. There are two primary options – open and closed. Some individuals choose to use a hybrid of these two...
Tips for LGBTQ couples who want to add to their families
If you’re part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) community, you may be looking forward to one day growing your rainbow family. If so, it’s important to think ahead -- especially if you’re considering adoption or surrogacy. Both processes are...
If you’re planning to place your child for adoption, get legal help
When you got pregnant, you were in shock. You love the idea of having a child, but you aren’t in a position to care for them. On top of that, your boyfriend doesn’t want to have kids. You don’t feel comfortable with the alternatives, so you’ve decided to go through...
