Adoptions

Adoptions are a significant moment in any person’s life. From step-parent adoptions to adult adoptions, we help our clients navigate the complicated process of filing for the adoption, and if necessary, litigating a contested adoption. We handle a wide range of child adoptions, including:

• Domestic adoptions
• Infant adoptions
• Step-parent adoptions
• Grandparent adoptions
• Agency adoptions
• Private adoptions
• Re-adoption of international children
  
  

In Indiana, a step-parent may petition to adopt the child of his/her spouse under certain circumstances:

• Where both biological parents consent and where there is not consent by both biological parents
• Where a parent has failed to pay child support
• Where a parent has failed to have significant contact with the child for the requisite period
  
  

Contested Adoptions

In many cases, an adoption process requires a birth parent to agree to terminate his or her parental rights. We represent adoptive parents dealing with contested adoptions as well as adoptions involving missing birth parents. Our attorneys will: