Questions
about: The Adoption Process
How
long is the adoption process?
It usually takes 4 - 6 months, but the exact time is governed by the state where the adoption takes place.
Where
do I go to file an adoption?
Adoptions are filed at the court in the county of your residence (unless there is a prior court of continuing jurisdiction).
What
will happen at the hearing?
The Judge will ask some simple questions to determine if the adoption shall be granted or denied.
How
does the Home Study work?
The Adoption Home Study is how the state determines if you are a good candidate to take a child into your home. An adoption case worker from a state accredited company, will evaluate your situation. The case worker will do a criminal background check, ask you for information about your finances and will often come into your home to evaluate the home environment
Questions
about: Our Adoption Service
The
cost of our MyAdoptionForms Service is only $349. The court
costs are separate and paid when you file your adoption paperwork. We accept all major credit cards,
PayPal, Bank Cashiers Checks, and Money Orders.
Our
Processing Time
The forms take 2-3 business days or sooner to process, excluding
weekends and holidays. Then they will be emailed to you.
Guarantee
We guarantee your money back in case the adoption forms get
rejected by the judge and we can't correct them for any reason.
How
it works
When you order the service you will be asked to download and complete the adoption questionnaire as accurately as possible and submit it back to us by email, mail, or fax. Within about 2-3 days the forms
will be ready for your review and approval. If necessary,
submit any adjustments or changes you wish to make to the
forms back to us. When you are satisfied with the forms; print,
sign, and file them at the court house. You will receive a
case number and a letter with a hearing date in the mail.
Attend the hearing and meet with the judge. Once granted,
your adoption is complete.
Do
you represent me in the courtroom?
No we do not represent you or give any kind of legal advice.
We are a non-lawyer service. The case is in your hands.
Questions
about: General Information
Missing
Biological Father
A Missing Biological Father does cause problems in a family.
Therefore, if the birth mother wants total rights of the child,
she can have them. The birth father is missing, so he usually
won't protest his parental rights being removed and placed
solely upon the mother.
What
if the Child isn't born yet?
You must always have a child be born first to use our My Adoption
Forms Service. If the child is not born yet, then you will
need to wait until he/she is born, then do your court documents
with us.
How
do I "Serve" the other party with Adoption
Papers?
-
Waiver of service & Surrender of Parental
Rights: allows an agreeable biological father to sign a waiver
of the formalities of service of citation notifying him of
your suit and voluntarily surrendering their parental rights.
-
Constable or Process Server: They actually
go out to where the biological father lives or works and hands
him the papers. The process server then completes a 'return
of citation' showing that the biological father was personally
handed the papers.
-
Certified mail: You
would send a Certified letter through the mail, allowing the
biological father to be notified (served) through the mail.
You would send the Certified letter with delivery restricted
to the biological father only. Once he has signed for the
certified mail, the green card with his signature is returned
to you as proof that he was served. You then send a copy to
the Court to verify that "service of process" has
been completed.
- Service by Publication: allows cases to
proceed even when the biological father cannot be found to
be notified or even if his identity is unknown. A notice is
run 1 time in the newspaper in the county where the adoption
suit is filed as "service of process". The case
then proceeds just as if he had been personally notified.
What
if we live in different states?
We
can do your adoption even if you and the adoptee (person
being adopted) live in different states. Unless the person
is 18 or older, the birth parents have to give up their rights
to the adoptee in their state first so that you can thereafter
acquire those rights in your state. If the person is 18 or
older, the first step will be unnecessary and the whole case
becomes a standard adoption.
Criminal
History Check
Most states now require a criminal history check to be completed
on any person adopting a child. The adopting party simply
goes by the county sheriff's office and has a fingerprint
card completed to be mailed to a state agency for a criminal
history check. Some sheriff's offices charge a nominal fee
of $5-$10 for doing the fingerprint card, but most make no
charge for taking the fingerprints.
Age
of Consent for the Adoptive Child
The age of consent for most states is 10 years of age and
over, therefore requiring children 10 years of age and over
to sign and file a Consent Form with their adoption.
How
many families can have custody over one Child
For adoption purposes, the rule in general is that only one
family can have custody over a child. The process of adoption
is what legally transfers custody and rights from one family
to another.
Military
Adoption
If one or both of the Spouses is in the Military when doing
an adoption, one of the spouses must be present in the US
to file the adoption paperwork at the local county courthouse.
They must qualify for residency in the State where they are filing
the adoption and must both undergo the criminal background
check and the Home Study must also be done.
Questions/Comments/Concerns:
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