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I AM PREGNANT WITH TWINS AND THINKING ABOUT PUTTING THEM UP FOR ADOPTION BUT DON’T WANT THEM ADOPTED BY DIFFERENT FAMILIES

At Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”), we would never separate, nor have ever separated, twins by having them adopted into different adoptive parents. In fact, no reputable national adoption agency or local adoption agency would do so either. Also, if you worry about adopting twins costing too much for most prospective adoptive parents, adopting twins typically only adds a small amount of court costs and nursery charges for the second baby, often covered by Medicaid (or the state’s equivalent to Medicaid) or insurance.

If you have an untimely pregnancy unplanned pregnancy, got pregnant by accident, or just not ready for the lifetime commitment of parenthood and are thinking about giving your baby or babies up for adoption or, more correctly, making an adoption plan and would like more information about living expenses or to explore adoption, contact us. We, at Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, or the “Kirsh Boys,” as the adoption attorneys at Kirsh & Kirsh are sometimes called — Steve, and his brothers, Joel and Rob, and his son, Grant — pride themselves on answering questions about adoption and explaining the process without pressure or judgment. 

The four adoption attorneys at Kirsh & Kirsh have over 100 years of combined legal experience arranging adoptions.  Kirsh & Kirsh has been in existence since 1981. As attorneys, we at Kirsh & Kirsh have extremely high standards for the prospective adoptive parents we choose to represent. All of our waiting families are carefully screened and thoroughly investigated. We will arrange for you to have contact with the family you choose on your terms, without families trying to reach you at all hours of the day or night. 

Our contact information is below. We will answer your questions and provide the information you seek, without cost or obligation on your part. In other words, talking to us is FREE and does NOT mean you ever have to talk or text with us, again. We can help you in finding an AMAZING, WONDERFUL, adoptive home for your precious baby, whether you live in Franklin or Indianapolis, Columbus or Clarksville, Sullivan or Vincennes, East Chicago or South Bend, Huntington or Ft. Wayne, or any Indiana county or city in between, or ANYWHERE in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Michigan, or Illinois.

There is always a family waiting to love your child. We have lots of family options from which you can choose, all of whom are wonderful, carefully screened, loving families, FROM INDIANA AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY (married, single, Lesbian, and Gay) who cannot wait to welcome a baby into their hearts and homes and are happy to assist with living expenses to the fullest extent allowed by law. You make all the choices about which family adopts your baby and the extent of contacts you want after the child’s birth.

You can call, text and or email us anytime – call/text: 800-333-5736, contact us, or Facebook message. We answer our office phone 24 hours a day, every single day. We try to respond to emails and text messages within minutes of receipt.

POSITIVE ADOPTION LANGUAGE DISCLAIMER:  Please understand that these blog posts are written in a way to use language that people use when searching for help with their adoption plans.  Unfortunately, while all of us understand what positive adoption language means, most expectant moms that come to us at first do not understand what that means. The most common search term on the Internet for expectant moms is “how do I give up my baby for adoption”.  If we do not include those words in our blog posts, and instead put “how do I create an adoption plan for my baby” then our website will not show up in most expectant mom’s search results in Google.

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IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO A TEMPORARY ADOPTION IF I AM THINKING ABOUT PUTTING MY BABY UP FOR ADOPTION?

Recently, a birth mother contacted us at Loving Adoptions by Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”) through www.LovingAdoptions.com, and asked us that question. We responded:

“Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, we are probably not your best adoption. We do not do temporary adoptions. However, we do open adoptions in which the adoptive parents would provide you letters and photos for 18 years letting you know how the child is getting along. Some of our clients may be open to a limited amount of visitation during the first few years, but in any adoption, we handle, the adoption would terminate your parental rights and make the adoptive parents the legal parents of your child. If you decide to work with us, you could choose the adoptive parents from a carefully screened and fully investigated group of prospective adoptive parents. You could talk with them by telephone and meet them in person if you wish. If you decide that an adoption like the one, I described is best the way to assure that your child receives the life and future you want for your child, please let us know. I wish you well.”

Under the laws of Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, and probably every other state, adoption creates a legal, permanent parent-child relationship between the adoptive parent(s) and the child and terminates the parental rights of the birth parents.

We, at Kirsh & Kirsh — or the “Kirsh Boys,” as the adoption attorneys at Kirsh & Kirsh are sometimes called – Steve, and his brothers, Joel and Rob, and his son, Grant, pride ourselves on answering questions about adoption and explaining the process without pressure or judgment.

Our contact information is below. We will answer your questions and provide you with the information you seek, without cost or obligation on your part. In other words, talking to us is FREE and does NOT mean you ever have to talk or text with us, again. The Kirsh Boys have 90 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE practicing adoption law. We can help you in finding an AMAZING, WONDERFUL, adoptive home for your precious baby, whether you live in Plainfield or Indianapolis, Loogootee or Columbus, Evansville or Newburgh, South Bend or Elkhart, Huntington or Ft. Wayne, or any Indiana county or city in between, or ANYWHERE in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, or Michigan.

There is always a family waiting to love your child. We have lots of family options from which you can choose, all of whom are wonderful, carefully screened, loving families, FROM INDIANA AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY (married, single, Lesbian, and Gay) who cannot wait to welcome a baby into their hearts and homes and are happy to assist with living expenses to the fullest extent allowed by law. You make all the choices regarding which family adopts your baby & extent of contact you want after the child’s birth.

You can call, text, and or email us anytime -call: 317-575-5555, text: 317-721-2030, email: AdoptionSupport@kirsh.com, or Facebook message: https://www.facebook.com/KirshandKirsh/. We answer our office phone 24 hours a day, every single day. We try to respond to emails and text messages within minutes of receipt.

POSITIVE ADOPTION LANGUAGE DISCLAIMER:  Please understand that these blog posts are written in a way to use language that people use when searching for help with their adoption plans.  Unfortunately, while all of us understand what positive adoption language means, most expectant moms that come to us at first do not understand what that means. The most common search term on the Internet for expectant moms is “how do I give up my baby for adoption”.  If we do not include those words in our blog posts, and instead put “how do I create an adoption plan for my baby” then our website will not show up in most expectant moms’ search results on Google.

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MEETING ONE OF ADOPTION ATTORNEYS AT KIRSH & KIRSH, P.C. (“KIRSH & KIRSH”) WAS NOT AS SCARY AS I HAD IMAGINED

At Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, birth mothers and expectant mothers we have told us this time and time again. On Saturday, April 17th, Adoption Attorney Steve Kirsh traveled to Northwest Indiana to meet birth parents considering putting their baby up for adoption, or more correctly, making an adoption plan for their baby due in a few months. They met during off-peak dining hours at a small town, pizza restaurant. As their meeting ended, Steve asked: “Was this meeting what you had expected”? The expectant mother responded, “You answered all of our questions. Meeting you was not nearly as scary as I thought it might be to meet a lawyer.” The unknown scares all of us. Frankly, LAWYERSscare many of us. Of course, meeting a lawyer to discuss a life-changing decision would scare most people, but it does not have to be that way.

The “Kirsh Boys,” as the adoption attorneys at Kirsh & Kirsh, are sometimes called – Steve, and his brothers, Joel and Rob, and his son, Grant – pride themselves on answering questions about adoption and explaining the process without pressure or judgment. They cannot make adoption an easy choice, but they can make it less scary by removing some of the unknowns. Ultimately, a birth parent will have to decide if adoption is in their own best interests and the best interests of their child. We, at Kirsh & Kirsh, will not and cannot make that decision for anyone, but we can provide information and answers to questions.

Our contact information is below.  We will answer your questions and provide you the information you seek, without cost or obligation on your part. In other words, talking to us is FREE and does NOT mean you ever have to talk or text with us, again. The Kirsh Boys have 90 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE practicing adoption law. We can help you find an AMAZING, WONDERFUL, adoptive home for your precious baby, whether you live in Decatur or Indianapolis, Columbus or Clarksville, Evansville or French Lick, or Michigan City or Ft. Wayne, or any Indiana county or city in between, or ANYWHERE in Tennessee, Mississippi, or Kentucky.

We have lots of wonderful, carefully screened, loving families, FROM INDIANA AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY(married, single, Lesbian, and Gay) who cannot wait to welcome a baby into their hearts and homes and are happy to assist with living expenses to the full extent allowed by law.

You can call, text, and or email us anytime —call: 317-575-5555, text: 317-721-2030, email: AdoptionSupport@kirsh.com, or Facebook message:  https://www.facebook.com/KirshandKirsh/. We answer our office phone 24 hours a day, every single day. We try to respond to emails and text messages within minutes of receipt.

POSITIVE ADOPTION LANGUAGE DISCLAIMER:  Please understand that these blog posts are written in a way to use language that people use when searching for help with their adoption plans.  Unfortunately, while all of us understand what positive adoption language means, most expectant moms that come to us at first do not understand what that means. The most common search term on the Internet for expectant moms is “how do I give up my baby for adoption”.  If we do not include those words in our blog posts, and instead put “how do I create an adoption plan for my baby” then our website will not show up in most expectant mom’s search results in Google.

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I Have An Unplanned Pregnancy And Am Thinking About Putting My Baby Up For Adoption. What Will Happen When I Contact Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”)?

Firstly, and most importantly, contacting us at Kirsh & Kirsh does not cost you anything. Birth mothers and expectant mothers never pay fees to Kirsh & Kirsh. Next, and just as importantly, contacting the adoption law firm of Kirsh & Kirsh does not mean you have to proceed with an adoption. We understand that adoption can be confusing and there is lots of wrong information out there about adoption. A birth mother thinking placing her baby for adoption, or, more correctly, making an adoption plan for her newborn or soon-to-be-born baby, wants information – CORRECT information. Therefore, when you contact us, we will answer your questions and tell you how we can assist if you decide to pursue adoption. Again, even if you tell us you want our help, you will not be obligated to place your baby for adoption. Under the laws of Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky, you cannot give your consent to an adoption until after you give birth. We will NEVER pressure you to sign a consent to adoption.

At Kirsh & Kirsh, we try to make it easy to look into adoption, whether because of nice team members, our quick response times, and our willingness to tailor each adoption to the wants and needs of our clients, the hopeful adoptive parents, and the loving, courageous birth parents who contact us, looking for assistance in finding the perfect adoptive home for their precious newborn, soon-to-be-born, or young toddler.

We have assisted many pregnant women, in Indiana and around the country, over the last 35+ years find loving, happy, wonderful homes for their babies. We give expectant mothers and birth mothers as much or as little involvement in the family selection process as they would like.

We have lots of wonderful, carefully screened, loving families (married, single, Lesbian, and Gay) who cannot wait to welcome a baby into their hearts and homes and happy to assist with living expenses to the full extent allowed by law.

You can call, text, and or email us anytime —call: 317-575-5555, text: 317-721-2030, email: AdoptionSupport@kirsh.com, or a Facebook message:  https://www.facebook.com/KirshandKirsh/. We answer our office phone 24 hours a day, every single day. We try to respond to emails and text messages within minutes of receipt.

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I Brought The Baby Home From The Hospital. Is It Too Late To Give My Baby Up For Adoption?

It is NOT too late. We, at Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”), for more than 35 years, have helped many birth mothers put their babies up for adoption (make adoption plans) after they have left the hospital with the babies. In some of those situations, the birth mother looked into adoption before giving birth and then decided, at the last minute, to parent the baby – often because of promises of emotional, financial, and parenting support from friends and family. Some birth mothers, who later reconsidered adoption, discovered that such promises, while well-intended, did not materialize or were not consistent or sufficient enough to enable the birth mother to parent the child. Unquestionably, a birth parent thinking about placing her or his child for adoption faces an immensely difficult decision, but parenting a child without financial, emotional, and other resources is not easy, by any means. Both decisions deserve careful consideration because of their lifelong consequences.

Whether you have left the hospital with the baby or are still in the hospital, if you are not certain that you have the resources – emotional, financial, or otherwise — to parent the child, you owe it to yourself and precious newborn to, at least, explore adoption. Meeting with, or talking to, adoption law firm, like Kirsh & Kirsh, or an adoption agency does not obligate you to proceed with an adoption. At Kirsh & Kirsh, we will treat you will kindness and respect, never pressure you to proceed with adoption, or judge you.

To learn more about how we can help you learn about adoption in Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, or Kentucky, please feel to contact us at Kirsh & Kirsh. We provide information about adoption free of charge and have lots of wonderful, carefully screened, loving families (married, single, Lesbian, and Gay) who cannot wait to welcome a baby into their hearts and homes and are happy to assist with living expenses to the full extent allowed by law.

You can call, text and or email us anytime. To contact us—call: 317-575-5555, text: 317-721-2030, email: AdoptionSupport@kirsh.com, or Facebook message:  https://www.facebook.com/KirshandKirsh/. We answer our office phone 24 hours a day, every single day. We try to respond to emails and text messages within minutes of receipt.

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I Am About To Give Birth And Thinking About Placing My Baby Up For Adoption But Cannot Leave My Home Because Of The COVID-19 “STAY AT HOME” Orders. What Can I Do?

Many pregnant women, in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana, and around the country, thinking about giving a baby up for adoption (or more correctly stated — making an adoption plan for your unborn baby) have the same concern. If worrying about how to provide for the life inside of you is not hard enough, you may feel that the stay-at-home orders issued by the Governors of Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky makes you wonder, “How much more can I take right now?!” It’s safe to say a lot of people are feeling that way without the added stress of questioning their ability or willingness to parent a child at this time in their lives.

In the first place, being a mother requires making hard decisions, beginning during pregnancy. Good mothers ALWAYS place the needs of their children ahead of their own needs. If adoption provides your child the best chance for a bright future, making an adoption plan epitomizes good mothering.

Also, you know your situation better than anyone else, and, deep down, you probably have a hunch if you are prepared to be the mother your baby needs. If you are prepared to be that mother, then that is wonderful. If you know you are not, or you’re not sure— first we commend your courage to consider your other options—then we are here to answer your questions that may help you make the best decision for your baby and you.

If you would like to explore adoption from your home or even from your hospital bed after you deliver, please contact us at the Adoption Law Firm of Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. We have helped numerous women find loving, secure, happy homes for their precious newborns. We can help you, too.

We have lots of wonderful, carefully screened, loving families (married, single, Lesbian, and Gay) who cannot wait to welcome a baby into their hearts and homes.

You can call, text and or email us anytime. To contact us—call: 317-575-5555, text: 317-721-2030, email: AdoptionSupport@kirsh.com, or Facebook message:  https://www.facebook.com/KirshandKirsh/. We answer our office phone 24 hours a day, every single day. We try to respond to emails and text messages within minutes of receipt.

Stay safe and let us know how we can help you!

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I Prefer Not To Talk By Telephone And Am Not Ready To Meet. How Can I Get Adoption Information From Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”)?

If you live in Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, or any other state and are pregnant and thinking about giving your baby up for adoption, or more correctly, making an adoption plan or placing your baby for adoption, we, at Kirsh & Kirsh, understand you already face immense stress. Unfortunately, we cannot make your decision easy. However, we have considerable experience handling adoption over the last 35+ years, involving numerous adoptions and can make it easier by providing you the information you want in whatever way you would find comfortable. If you don’t like talking on the phone or just are not ready to take that big of a step, we would be happy to “talk” with via text, email, or website chat. You can reach via text at 317-721-2030, email at AdoptionSupport@kirsh.com, or go to our website, www.LovingAdoptions.com, click on “I’M PREGNANT” and chat box will appear, where you chat with a member of our team.

We will always treat you will care, confidentiality, kindness, and respect. Of the many pregnant women with whom we have worked over years, many, if not most, have needed help paying their living expenses while they were pregnant and during their postpartum recovery, which our prospective adoptive parent clients have gladly provided.

We have lots of wonderful, carefully screened, loving families (married, single, Lesbian, and Gay) who cannot wait to welcome a baby into their hearts and homes.

By the way, under the laws of  Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, or Kentucky, a birth mother cannot make a final, binding decision about adoption until after the baby’s birth and then not until she signs a formal consent to adoption in accordance with the applicable Adoption Statutes. Therefore, in no way does communicating – even meeting us in person – obligate a pregnant woman to proceed with an adoption.

We follow your lead in terms of the pace with which we proceed. We will never pressure you. In addition to texting, emailing, and chatting with us, you can call: 317-575-5555 or connect with us through Facebook message: https://www.facebook.com/KirshandKirsh/. We answer our office phone 24 hours a day, every single day. We try to respond to chat, email, and text messages within minutes of receipt.

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Who are Kirsh & Kirsh and What Do They Do?

Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”) practice adoption law throughout Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky, including adoptions with other states. We help pregnant women find loving, secure, carefully screened homes for their babies and prospective adoptive parents find babies to welcome into their homes and hearts.

Kirsh & Kirsh provides the same adoption services as adoption agencies, except we do not perform adoptive home studies, supervise adoptive placements, or provide counseling. Wait, Kirsh & Kirsh does not provide counseling to expectant mothers? We do not employ a counselor on our staff because we think expectant mothers and birth mothers should have the option of speaking with an unbiased, independent counselor. We do, however, routinely refer women to reputable counseling providers. Likewise, we do not provide prenatal OB care, deliver babies, or perform newborn hearing tests, as Kirsh & Kirsh relies upon experts to handle those aspects of an adoption, birth, and postpartum care of newborns.

Unlike some adoption facilitators you might find on the Internet, we have a brick and mortar office, not just a virtual, Internet presence. Steve Kirsh started handling adoptions more than 35 years ago. Shortly thereafter Joel Kirsh, Steve’s brother joined him. More recently, Steve’s son, Grant Kirsh, and Steve’s other brother, Rob Kirsh, joined the practice. In addition to having 4 adoption attorneys, Kirsh & Kirsh has 7 other staff members, who also only work on adoption matters. On most days, you will find our four-legged, fury staff members at our office — Yogi and Hanna (depicted in the photo), Wilson, and Louie at the office. Honestly, they spend most of their time at the office asleep!

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If you would like to explore adoption, contact us at Kirsh & Kirsh. We have helped numerous women with adoption plans over the last 35+ years. We have lots of wonderful, carefully screened, loving families who cannot wait to welcome a baby into their hearts and homes.

We will always treat you will kindness and respect. Of the many pregnant women with whom we have worked over years, many, if not most, have needed help paying their living expenses while they were pregnant and during their postpartum recovery.

You can call, text and or email us anytime. To contact us—call: 317-575-5555, text: 317-721-2030, email: AdoptionSupport@kirsh.com, or Facebook message:  https://www.facebook.com/KirshandKirsh/. We answer our office phone 24 hours a day, every single day. We try to respond to emails and text messages within minutes of receipt.

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I don’t know if I can do an adoption – I think it will kill me to be without my child

Do NOT believe anyone who tells you that giving a baby up for adoption, or more accurately, making an adoption plan for a baby is easy. IT IS NOT. There is no more difficult a decision than parting with a child – especially, the mother of a newborn who has felt the baby kick from the inside.

However, the decision has little, if anything, to do with wanting to make an adoptive placement. Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”), have met with, and or spoken to, 1000s of expectant mothers and birth mothers over the last 35+ years. Women to do not proceed with adoptions because the want to do it. In fact, in the typical newborn adoption Kirsh & Kirsh handles, the birth mother does not have to proceed with an adoption. These are not like adoptions in which the Department of Children (“DCS”) Services involuntarily terminates parental rights as part of child in need of services (“CHINS”) proceedings.

So, if moms do not want to proceed with an adoption and nobody is forcing them to give up their babies for adoption, why do they do it? They LOVE their precious newborns and want more for their children than they feel that they can provide themselves at that moment in their lives. Parents put the needs of their children ahead of their own interests. That is what good parents do.  Most certainly, a birth mother will grieve the loss of her child when she proceeds with an adoption. If avoiding grief were the only consideration, women would never place babies for adoption.  Parenting involves many things — the most important include providing safe, loving homes and secure and happy futures for children. Most parents fulfill those obligations personally. Those who cannot, look to other options such as help from family and friends and adoptive placements, among other options.

We, Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C., have handled more than 3500 successful adoptions over the last 35+ years.   You can call, text and or email us anytime. We answer our office phone, 317-575-5555, 24/7/365. We also promptly respond to text messages at 317-721-2030 and email at AdoptionSupport@kirsh.com. We try to respond to emails and text messages within minutes of receipt.