In a Parental Placement Adoption, sometimes called a Private Adoption, there may be a lot of planning before the birth of the child. It may also be necessary to...
The most difficult part of a parental placement adoption is the search. How do you find the birth mother? How does she find you? Second to this problem is the need...
It is highly recommended that couples seeking a parental placement adoption should retain an experienced adoption attorney as early as possible. It is also...
The Protecting Adoption Act of 2015 has just been introduced in the United States Congress. The Act is the result of the efforts of many organizations interested...
Initial Home Studies generally cost between $1,500 and $2,000. They are considered accurate for a period of two years. Many prospective adoptive parents may...
The Court of Appeals of Virginia has recently issued an important Adoption decision with respect to grandparent rights. The case is Harvey v. Flockhart.The facts...
There are several options for serving notice of an adoption upon a birth father. One of these is providing notice through the Putative Father Registry. Under the...
In the case of Chollette v. Keeling, issued by the Court of Appeals of Virginia on October 6, 2015, the Court upheld service of process upon a birth father through...
I have sat with many birthmothers and watched them sort through profiles. While there are exceptions, I am convinced that something usually catches the eye of most...
An adoptive family profile is a packet of information about yourselves. It is intended to give a birth mother the information she needs in order to fairly consider...
There is a statute in Virginia which allows a former spouse to adopt if he or she stood in loco parentis to the child or children during the marriage.Loco Parentis...
The first element of your profile, after the cover sheet and photogrph, should be your “Dear Birth Mother” letter. This should be no more than one typed...
