Florida Adoption Attorney
As a Jacksonville Adoption Law Firm, we represent families in the adoption process in Jacksonville Florida as well as throughout North East Florida including Duval, Clay, Nassau, and St. Johns county.We work on Florida Open Adoptions, Florida Closed Adoptions, Florida Step-Parent adoptions, and Grandparent or Relative Adoptions to help create a successful adoption process and foster bonds between the children and adoptive parents.
Each family has unique circumstances and we evaluate each families desires and abilities to foster a successful adoption. The adoption process begins with an evaluation of the adoptive families preferences over family size, religious preference, and geographic desires.
Open Adoptions
Many Families are moving towards open adoptions in Florida. They can provide the birth mother, child, and adoptive family with open communication and the ability to exchange information on family medical issues as well as other information that may be useful as the child matures and develops.
Closed Adoptions
Other families prefer to have little or no contact with once the child has been adopted. With a Closed Adoption there is no further contact between the birth mother and the adoptive family.
Step-Parent Adoptions
Under certain circumstances, a step-parent may want to adopt a step child. In Florida a Step-Parent Adoption provides the ability for this to happen. This process changes the legal status of the child and requires the child's other parent to give up their parental rights. This can happen when a parent is unfit or voluntarily gives up their parental rights.
Grandparent and Relative Adoptions
In Florida when a close relative wants to adopt a child in order to provide a permanent status for the child a relative adoption is option to consider when temporary custody or visitation does not provide enough control over the family situation.
If you have an adoption question or need, please call us at 904-685-1200 or contact us online to speak with a Jacksonville Adoption Attorney.
Each family has unique circumstances and we evaluate each families desires and abilities to foster a successful adoption. The adoption process begins with an evaluation of the adoptive families preferences over family size, religious preference, and geographic desires.
Open Adoptions
Many Families are moving towards open adoptions in Florida. They can provide the birth mother, child, and adoptive family with open communication and the ability to exchange information on family medical issues as well as other information that may be useful as the child matures and develops.
Closed Adoptions
Other families prefer to have little or no contact with once the child has been adopted. With a Closed Adoption there is no further contact between the birth mother and the adoptive family.
Step-Parent Adoptions
Under certain circumstances, a step-parent may want to adopt a step child. In Florida a Step-Parent Adoption provides the ability for this to happen. This process changes the legal status of the child and requires the child's other parent to give up their parental rights. This can happen when a parent is unfit or voluntarily gives up their parental rights.
Grandparent and Relative Adoptions
In Florida when a close relative wants to adopt a child in order to provide a permanent status for the child a relative adoption is option to consider when temporary custody or visitation does not provide enough control over the family situation.
If you have an adoption question or need, please call us at 904-685-1200 or contact us online to speak with a Jacksonville Adoption Attorney.
