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Birth Mother
YES, if you do it before signing a consent to adoption. Under Indiana adoption law, a birth mother CANNOT give a valid consent to adoption before she gives birth. Indiana statutes make clear that a pre-birth consent by an expectant MOTHER is not valid. We, at Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”), […]
Yes, probably, but no one can give a guaranteed “Yes” to that question. However, at Adoption Attorneys, Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”), over the last nearly 40 years of handing adoptions in Indiana and beyond, almost never does an adult adoptee tell us that he or she would not welcome meeting their birth […]
Some would say that is like asking which is better—vanilla or chocolate ice cream. The question suggests that there are only two choices – vanilla or chocolate – local vs. national adoption agencies. As with chocolate and vanilla ice cream, there are other choices. When it comes to adoption, the other choice of an adoption […]
Not surprising that you are confused! If you have never given up a baby for adoption, or more correctly, made an adoption plan for a baby, how could you possibly know what to do? This is the case because most of the information you get from your friends is probably wrong or biased toward their […]
While you may let what your friends think of you guide some decisions, you will likely never have a decision more impactful or consequential than the decision to give up your baby for adoption or, more correctly, make an adoption plan for your soon-to-be-born or unborn newborn. An adoption plan impacts not only your life […]