Kirsh & Kirsh
Adoption Process
No, you do not have to meet anyone from Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, in person, if you would like to learn about giving your baby up for adoption. We are flexible and will explain what’s involved in an adoption in any way you will find helpful – FaceTime, Zoom, text, chat, telephone, email, etc. […]
No, but that was the answer before July 1, 2021, when HB 1448 went into effect. Prior to July 1st, non-residents of Indiana could adopt babies born in Indiana, but the adoption had to take place in their home state unless the child met the definition of “hard to place.” HB 1448 eliminated the residency […]
YES! We, at Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, help create adoption plans which accommodate the wishes of both the birth parents and prospective adoptive parents. We find that many birth mothers would like to receive written and photographic updates from the adoptive parents letting them know how their children are getting along and simply to […]
ABSOLUTELY, if you work with Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”). Years ago, pregnant women, with untimely pregnancies or unplanned pregnancies would go to adoption agencies to give up for adoption their babies, or more correctly, make adoption plans for their newborns. The agencies, using their own criteria, decided who would adopt […]
This morning, we, at Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”) received inquiries through our website,www.LovingAdoptions.com, from 19- and 18-year-olds, looking into adopting newborns and wanted to know if they were old enough to adopt. Indiana adoption statutes do not state for adoptive parents. However, as adoption attorneys, we can decide whom we […]