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Adoption & Termination of Parental Rights
The adoption lawyers at Page & Cook, PC are intimately and personally familiar with the emotional, financial, and life changing decisions that adoptions carry. Adoptions are a wonderful way of giving children an opportunity at a better life, and therefore, we pride ourselves in the personal attention we give to each one of our adoption clients. Termination of parental rights and adoption cases can be one of the most complex and challenging areas of family law, but the depth of knowledge of our attorneys will provide your case with advantage.
Relative / Stepparent Adoptions
The attempts by a relative or stepparent to adopt a child can often be met with resistance from the birth parent who will lose parental rights in the process. Page & Cook, PC has helped countless stepparents adopt even in the face of opposition from an absentee biological parent. We have also successfully defended parents who were actively involved in their children’s lives but still faced the wrongful termination of their parental rights.
Foster Parent Adoptions
When a child is available for adoption and a child has bonded with a foster family, the adoption by the foster parents is an amazing moment that we feel privileged to be a part of. We understand that reaching permanency from a juvenile case can seem endless, and therefore, we work as quickly as possible at achieving permanency for you and growing your family.
Private Adoptions
Word of mouth and personal connections often prove to be powerful ways to put prospective parents in contact with birth parents. If you have located a child through private networks of friends, coworkers, neighbors or extended family members, Page & Cook, PC can help you explore what it will take to complete an adoption. Even when all parties say they agree to the adoption, legal counsel can be critical as early in the process as possible.
Agency Adoptions
We are familiar with agencies that handle adoptions. Page & Cook, PC has built a strong reputation over many years as an experienced adoption law firm.. Prospective parents are welcome to contact us to work with an agency already chosen, or to help get started in finding an agency for your adoption plan.
Interstate Adoptions
When a child is born in a different state from adoptive parents, complex and mandatory laws must be followed before they can leave the state and complete the adoption. The attorneys at Page & Cook, PC have the experience, qualifications, and knowledge necessary to make sure you comply with the interstate compact laws to achieve a smooth adoption.
Readoptions
Most parents of children adopted from another country are surprised to learn of the need to complete an adoption in the United States. This critical step leads the way to U.S. citizenship for your child. Page & Cook, PC can help you readopt your child from another country.
