For Adoptive Families

What are the costs a family can expect to pay for an infant adoption?

I have always maintained a policy of charging by the hour for the legal services I provide, as opposed to charging my clients a flat fee for their case. I find that this is to the client’s advantage, especially in adoption cases. Each case is different, with various facts involved and various amounts of time required to handle the case. This way, the client is only charged for the time that is required.

Besides the cost of legal services, often, an adoptive family can expect to pay maternity expenses which a birthmother incurs. These expenses vary with each adoption due to the facts of the case.

Also, a Homestudy is required to be performed on the adoptive family by a social worker, licensed in the state in which the adoptive family lives.

How long does it take for a prospective adoptive family to adopt an infant?

After practicing adoption law for over 30 years and handling hundreds of cases, I have learned that this entirely depends upon the uniqueness of each individual client and how much effort they put in the adoption process. I have had some clients who I have been able to help adopt within six months. I have had some clients whose adoption process took over three years.