ADOPTION

Starting a family is a dream for most people. While some people are able to do this through natural childbirth, this option is unfortunately not available to everyone. Adoption is an alternative that allows many to realize their dream while providing children with a permanent loving home and a bright future, which the birth mother is unable to offer.

If you are considering adopting a child, it is important that you know what adoption options are available to you. Retaining an experienced adoption attorney at the outset who takes the time to understand your needs and who you can trust is a critical first step in the process. Albie is that attorney.

For Those Wanting To Adopt

Albie represents adoptive parents who are married, unmarried or LGBT couples or unmarried individuals in the adoption process. It is his mission to help prospective parents build families through adoption – a process that could often be emotional, frustrating and most of all complex. You can rely on Albie to counsel and support you throughout the entire process. He knows from experience that the needs of the parties to an adoption are never the same and he adapts his approach to each unique situation. Albie cares about his clients and will go that extra mile to ensure that their dreams of a starting a family are realized and that the child is provided with a permanent and stable home and surrounded by loving family.

For Birth Mothers

Recognizing that you may not be in a place in your life where you are able to parent your child is probably the ultimate act of sacrifice and parenthood. In these difficult situations, Albie represents birth mothers, including minor birth parents. We treat them with the utmost respect and compassion that they deserve and go out of our way to make the adoption experience as stress free and positive as possible.

SERVICES PROVIDED

This firm provides a broad range of adoption services that include:

• Domestic and foreign adoptions.

• Independent (private placement), agency and 2nd
  parent adoptions for married and unmarried
heterosexual couples.

• 2nd parent and domestic partner adoptions; agency,
  independent, and international adoptions on behalf
of LGBT clients.

• Domestic "re-adoptions" of children following an international adoption.

• Single parent adoptions, stepparent adoptions and
adult adoptions.

• Advice and referrals for couples and individuals trying
to locate a child for adoption and/or determine what type
of adoption is right for them; termination of birth parents' rights; and finalizations of adoptions.

• Guardianship proceedings and legal assistance in preventing children from entering the foster care system.

• Grandparent visitation rights.