Adoptions

    Adoption Law falls under Family Law and is mainly governed by the states in
    which the parent and child live. It encompasses the process by which a legal
    parent-child relationship is created between individuals not biologically parent and child (adoption process). The biological parent gives up all
    parental rights and obligations, and these rights and obligations are assumed by the adoptive parents.

    These days, there are a lot more options available through the adoption process where adoptive families can adopt a child than ever were
    before. For example, you can choose a closed adoption where the parents remain anonymous, or opt for the increasingly common open
    adoption where you actually meet and can maintain contact with the birth parents. You can adopt a child from another country
    (international adoption) or one of a different race or ethnic background. You can even adopt a "special needs" child who may have physical,
    mental or behavioral disabilities. Some children are also considered "special needs children" because of their age or minority group status.


    Adoptions assisted by the Law Offices of Ken Dallara:

       •        Agency Identified Adoption - an adoption through a public such as the Department of Children and Family Services or a private
    agency.

       •        Domestic Partner Adoption - Under a new law in California, a same-sex partner can adopt his/her partner's child under stepparent
    adoption procedures as long as the  partners are registered with the state as domestic partners.

       •        Identified Adoption - a new and innovative way of adopting an infant. An identified adoption is created when adoptive parents and
    birth parents connect with each other directly or through an intermediary.

       •        Independent Adoption - where the birth mother personally selects the adoptive parents through personal knowledge of them.

       •        Stepparent Adoption - a parent's new spouse adopts child that the parent had with a previous spouse.



    The Adoption Process involves


  •   Relieving the Birth Parents of their rights using an Adoption Service Provider

  •   Filing the Adoption Request with the Court

  •   Participating in an In-Home Survey  -  Usually this is required    

  •   Completing the Adoption Process at the Courthouse



    Most Adoptions involve an In Home Survey provided by the Department of Children Services or other qualified agency
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