ABA Consumer Guide to Adopting a Child Everything You Need To Know For A Successful Adoption
- Publisher:
- American Bar Association
- Publication date:
- 2016-03-23
- Authors:
-
Jeffrey Kasky
Robert Andrew Kasky - ISBN:
- 9781634250238
Description:
This book provides all the information needed to navigate the adoption process and to successfully adopt a child, discussing the various types of adoptions; alerts readers to adoption scams; and guides readers in selecting a reputable attorney or adoption agency.
Index
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Adoption Basics
- Parties to an Adoption
- Who May Adopt
- Open' and 'Closed' Adoptions
- Services Provided by Adoption Agencies and Attorneys to Adoptive Parents
- Working with an Adoption Agency
- Services Provided to Birth Parents by Agencies
- The Risks of Adoption
- The Home Study
- Matching Families with the Birth Parent(s)
- The Waiting Period
- The Birth of the Child
- Securing the Consent to Adopt from Birth Parent(s)
- After Delivery and Consent but Before the Birth Mother Is Discharged from the Hospital
- Discharge of Baby from Hospital
- Finalizing the Adoption
- Appendix A. Adoptive Family Filings
- Appendix B. Birth Parent(s) Legal Papers
- Appendix C. 'Safe Haven
- Appendix D. Other Adoption Matters of Interest
- About the Authors