Kirsh & Kirsh
Adoption Process
Yes, Indiana Code § 31-19-7-1(a) states: “A child may not be placed in a proposed adoptive home without the prior written approval of a licensed child placing agency or the local office approved for that purpose by the department.” Pre-adoptive approval includes a criminal check, as set forth in Indiana Code § 31-9-2-22.5, of all […]
“Giving away” suggests that you are discarding, of getting rid of, your baby, as you might with an old pair of sneakers. A birth mother who has the courage, strength, and fortitude to entrust the life of her precious child to another set of parents is NOT one who has GIVEN AWAY her child. She […]
No, you don’t. At times, a birth mother will contact a national adoption agency or local adoption agency because the adoption agency has an eye-catching website, or a friend used that agency, or because the agency has told the birth mother not to work with an adoption attorney, probably because of competitive jealousy. Sometimes, a […]
We, at Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”), are based in Indiana, but one of our attorneys is also licensed to practice law in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and soon in Michigan and Illinois. The “Kirsh Boys,” as the attorneys at Kirsh & Kirsh, are sometimes called by adoption professionals around the country […]
YES! You might believe that newborn adoptions usually involve teenaged birth mothers, but believe it or not, most expectant mothers are closer to 32 years of age than 17, and many have one or more other children. In our experience at Kirsh & Kirsh, teenage moms are less likely to give up their babies for […]