INDEPENDENT ADOPTION

In an independent adoption, a parent places their child with another individual(s) for adoption that they have personally chosen. No agency is involved, although sometimes, the birth parent finds the adoptive parent through a website or national database.

When a parent places their child for adoption, a consent to adopt and various paperwork must be prepared and filed. Making sure that paperwork is correct is one of the most important tasks of an attorney.

FREQUENT QUESTIONS

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Must the birth parents have their own attorney?
A birth mother wants to place her child with me for adoption but the father isn’t willing to consent. What can I do?
I have located an adoptive family to take my child. Can NicholsonPham represent me?
I have a co worker/friend/relative that knows a woman about to give birth who wants to give up her child. I want to adopt the child. What are my first steps?
Do I pay the birth parent in an adoption?
Are there tax credits available for adoptive parents?