Considering a same-sex couple adoption? Know your rights, understand your options and the process, and arm yourself with the best strategies. We’ll show you how.
It has been legal in all 50 states for LGBTQ couples to adopt jointly since 2016, but the same-sex adoption process is friendlier in some states compared to others.
Choosing this route is typically as expensive as agency adoption—around $20,000 to $50,000. According to Chazan, the costs include legal fees and expenses for the expectant mother , depending on state laws. Independent adoption is not permitted in some states , but it may be possible, if you’ve identified a birth parent, to then proceed with the process via an agency. An adoption agency acts as an intermediary that facilitates adoptions between birth and adoptive parents. Agencies match you with a child and typically arrange counseling for birth parents, perform home studies, prepare legal paperwork and perform post-placement visits.
, a family law specialist and director of an adoption agency in Raleigh, North Carolina. “It’s considered the best situation for most families, so the child doesn’t have that fervent search or mystery about where they came from.”A semi-open adoption is when birth and adoptive parents may exchange certain information, but contact over the years is mediated by the agency. Typically contact isn’t face-to-face, but instead through, for instance, email, pictures of your child and phone calls.
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