Answer If you go through the Department of children and families, they help with the expenses. In Iowa I know all that you pay is time to register to be an adoptive parent by going to classes, background check, and home study. Then when a child or children are found and you think it is a match you wish to make permanent, they will help you adopt the child(s) what ever it takes. My suggestion for you being an adoptive parent, is to become a foster parent too. There is no extra classes, but in you at least get to have the child in the home to see if they are a fit for your family. We had about 20 foster children and we adopted the last 2 children that was placed in our home. There was a few we thought was a fit, and turned out to be just to much for our family.
No, not legally
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No a stepparent can only adopt if the birth father or mother relinquishes their parental right of the child.
Only if the court suspended the parental rights.
I can only fill you in on the requirements of my state (KY), but I'm sure they are similar in most states. First there are a couple of avenues you can go about adoption. You can work with your state agency, private agencies or overseas agencies. I will warn you if you are wanting a baby your best bet is an overseas agency, however the price to do an adoption with most of them will be around $30,000. If you are willing to adopt an older child state or private agency are available to help. To become a state/private adoptive parent in Kentucky you must first go through 30 hours of pre-service training which teaches some parenting skills, the type of children available for adoption, the lives the children have lived before being removed from their homes, etc. During this training a homestudy and background check is completed to verify you are not a felon and that your home is a safe environment to raise a child. Then you are approved. At that time a child may be placed in your home. The big difference between state and private is the cost. There is no cost to adopt through the state and you are often given a subsidy (monetary assistance) if you adopt a special needs child (this could be a teen, sibling group, minority or child with medical or behavioral issues). With the private this is a cost and little monetary assistance. Most states also will require you to be 21, have a safe home, have a bedroom for the child, be able to pay for your household bills without assitance, and have good mental health. You can be married, single or have a life partner. You can be older. You do NOT have to own a home. _______________________________________
You need an attorney. They will have to post through the courts for anyone who might be the father.
When you adopt without an adoption agency it is called a private adoption.
Yes? You still have to go through an agency.
You cannot. Even in private adoptions - where a birth parent knows you and wants you to raise their child - a home study is required. This is for the protection of the kid.
You contact an adoption agency.
It's not legal to try to adopt and contact moms this way. You have to go through a adoptive agency so you know the couple's are tested and approved. This way you get to choose them.
No that would be selling your child which is illegal. An adoption have to go through a agency with all the legal papers filled in to be valid.
Yes you have to go they Chickasaw adoption process!
You have to hang out the playground and steal yourself one. Noob.
You go to a adoptive agency and they will help you after you have been evaluated.
You contact a adoption agency that deals with international adoptions.
It depends how serious the condition is and if there's a history of violent behavior and such. Rules vary from agency to agency.
if the adopting agency believes you are capable of looking after a child