In your initial discussions with the birth mother, it is probable that at some point you will talk about what contact or information she would like to have in the...
As your conversations with the birth mother continue, you will want to work through several important issues.First, you will want to be sure that the birth mother...
It is important for the birth mother to complete a Social and Medical History form. If it is possible, the birth father should complete one as well. These...
Because of the important ethical concern that babies not be bought and sold, each state has adopted certain laws to govern what types of payments may be made in...
It should be remembered that the birth father is going through his own struggles concerning the pregnancy. While those struggles may be different in many respects...
The most important thing to remember about birth fathers is that in Virginia they have exactly the same rights as birth mothers. This is not true in many other...
Sometimes the birth mother will state that she does not know the identity of the birth father. This may or may not be true. If the birth mother gives a reasonable...
DNA paternity tests have in recent years become relatively easy and inexpensive to obtain. Virginia has a paternity statute which states that if any party...
The ideal way to deal with birth father rights is for the birth mother to speak with him about what is best for their child. Unfortunately, this does not happen...
If the birth father does not sign an Out of Court Consent, then he must be given notice of the adoption proceeding and have an opportunity to appear in court. This...
One of the more recent developments in Adoption Law in Virginia is the Putative Father Registry. The idea behind it is simple, but there are many difficult...
gHospital policies concerning adoptions of children born in the hospital are not uniform. Much improvement in these policies has taken place in recent years,...
