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Expectant Parent / Birth Parent
If you are expecting a child and are interested in placing the child for adoption, we are able to provide our Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California servicing all of California services with the guidance of one of our knowledgeable attorneys. By receiving a confidential consultation that will be of no cost to you, you will be able pursue this route and prevent your child from going into foster care and to ensure that you preserve the child’s generational line. We would be honored to offer you the support in finding a home to place your child in which you have the right to choose by going through the family profiles that will be provided to you. This is a parenting decision on your part and a process that is heroic and selfless to ensure that your child is raised in a secure, loving, and stable home. You may be going through a crisis for which you deem that raising your child is not an option for you. We want to assure you as the biological parent that we will provide you with all of the information and resources you’ll need to make this important and impactful decision. Contact us by giving us a call or completing an intake form found on our website to get started with us today.
Adoption of a Child
Get in contact with Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California servicing all of California today if you are interested in adopting a child. We can provide you with the information necessary to navigate the process and walk alongside you every step of the way. You will receive guidance on the process to complete a compelling family profile that will allow biological parents to match with you. You will also receive information on adoption grants and financial resources are provided to you so finances are not a hindrance for your adoption journey.
Adoption of a Relative
For family members who are facing a crisis and wish to have a family member permanently adopt their child, relative adoption is an option for you. This ensures that the child remains in an environment, culture, and even values that align with the biological parents desires for the child. It also prevents the child from going into the foster care system. Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California servicing all of California can assist you and your family navigate this process so that your child can remain with your family. The transition can be facilitated with greater ease if the child is kept in the family as they can remain actively involved with their extended family members and assimilate to their new environment more effectively. We recommend relative adoption in cases where there is a family member willing to raise the child and provide them with a stable home.
Stepparent Adoption
Solidifying an emotional bond between a stepparent and child can be both meaningful and extremely validating for both parties as is a commonly sought after form of adoption. Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California servicing all of California handles such cases with frequency, especially with the frequency of divorce and separations. Oftentimes, step parents play a vital role in the life of their step child and create a bond that they would like to make official through adoption. The consent of the biological parent is required if the child is under 18 years old.
Adult Adoption
Regulation for this form of adoption varies between states, but in California can be achieved when the child is 18 years or older. Without requiring the consent of a biological parent, an adoptive parent can adopt an adult child if they are 10 years older or more than that child. This is often seen in cases when stepparents were not granted consent by the biological parent while the child was a minor. Adult adoption can also be facilitated with the legal professionals at Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California servicing all of California if you are a caretaker of an adult with a disability who is unable to make medical decisions on their own. Making these decisions that are in the best interest of this person can be done when completing an adult adoption. You also have the opportunity to add them to your medical insurance which can benefit the adoptee greatly. Other forms of adult adoptions may occur if a child was raised in foster care or under guardianship, but would like to re-establish the relationship with their biological parent. A biological parent can then pursue an adult adoption to solidify the family and become the legal parent of the biological child as an adult.
Foster Adoption
Caring for a child in foster care can be very rewarding, but doesn’t always lead to a permanent placement as reunification of the child with their birth parent is typically the priority. In cases where the child in foster care becomes available to adopt, many foster parents opt to solidify the relationship by going through a legal adoption process. Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California servicing all of California is able to help you navigate this process and make this foster child a legal member of your family. In these cases the consent of the biological parent is often not required as the child has been legally removed from the biological parents’ care due to incarceration, drug abuse, or even death.
Guardianship of a Minor
At Family Building, we are proud to offer you with legal services to assist in the legal guardianship process. This process is unique in that the biological parents’ rights to their child are not terminated, however, the guardian will have custody of the child during a period of time. Guardianship of a minor can result in a legal adoption in the future, but can sometimes result in reunification with the biological parent as well. This is often pursued when a biological parent is experiencing a crisis and requires a guardian to care for their biological child for a time or until the child turns 18 years old.