When someone adopts an adult is it considered an open or closed adoption?

The adoption of an adult stepchild can be handled in Virginia without any notice to the birth parent, The other birth parent does not need to be...

I want to adopt an Orphan..

You probably can not adopt her and bring her to the US. Bangladesh requires you have Bangladeshi citizenship to adopt. The US requires that the...

I want to find a lawyer who helps with step parent adoption.

Once you are married, the biological father's rights can probably be resolved by sending him the proper Notice of the Virginia Putative Father's...

How do I obtain my original birth certificate when adopted in Virginia but born out of the country

In Virginia, you can not nullify after 6 months after the Final Order of Adoption is entered. To obtain your original birth certificate, contact...

Is it necessary to get a lawyer to adopt my cousins child?

Even though it may be your cousin's child, you are planning to proceed with a complicated interstate private adoption. You will have to go through...

I am the attorney who drafted the adoption abandonment statute for the legislature. The law requires that there has been in contact between the...

Can an adoptive (grand)parent place the child for a third-party adoption? Can DCS reopen the CHINS case? What about the PAVA?

If you have already completed the adoption, you are free to place the child in a new placement. You will want to consult with a local Indiana...

How do we legally go about my soon to be husband request adoption?

The best place to start is with consulting an experienced adoption attorney in your area. That attorney should plan out the best route for you to...

Take custody/adopt friend's child

Please start by consulting an adoption attorney so that you have a plan that follows the law. You can find an adoption attorney at...

What are the steps we need to take to adopt this child?

As attorney Johnson recommends, consult with an adoption attorney in your area to review the specific facts. KY does have abandonment statutes to...