Share Your Story: Who Helped With Your Adoption?

Editorial Team - April 1, 2017 - Building Your Team, The Process

Share Your Story: Who Helped With Your Adoption?

Editorial Team - April 1, 2017 - Building Your Team, The Process

We asked AF readers: Did anyone help you with your adoption? Whether it was an adoption agency or attorney or other adoption professional, we want to know how you chose the people who helped you adopt.

Ask AF: Why Just One Adoption Attorney Won’t Do

Mark T. McDermott, J.D. - July 8, 2016 - Building Your Team, Expert Q&A, The Process

“Can prospective adoptive parents and birth family share an attorney?” A legal adoption expert explains.

Ask AF: Adoption Fraud

Susan Freivalds - February 29, 2016 - Building Your Team, Expert Q&A, The Process

Answers to your parenting questions.

What Happens if my Agency or Attorney Screws Up?

Susan Caughman and Isolde Motley - December 21, 2015 - Building Your Team, The Process

If your adoption drags on and on, or if you keep getting birth mother matches or child referrals that don’t come close to your requirements, you’ll have to think about making a change.

Questions to Ask Your Potential Adoption Attorney

Susan Caughman and Isolde Motley - December 18, 2015 - Building Your Team, The Process

“Niceness is not typically a concern when you are looking for an attorney to litigate a case, but in an adoption, when the attorney is going to have direct contact with the birth parents, you need your legal representative to be a likeable person!”

Questions to Ask Your Potential Adoption Agency

Susan Caughman and Isolde Motley - December 17, 2015 - Building Your Team, The Process

We can’t say this often enough. Look for an agency or attorney that has completed lots of adoptions just like yours: same kind of child, same kind of parents.

The Basics of Choosing an Adoption Agency

Susan Caughman and Isolde Motley - December 15, 2015 - Adopting, Building Your Team, Decisions, The Process, Yours Free

When you start out choosing an adoption agency, you’ll need the answers to these common questions. Learn how to make the best decision for your family.

Where to Start When Choosing Your Adoption Team

Susan Caughman and Isolde Motley - December 14, 2015 - Building Your Team, The Process

Should you choose an agency or attorney? Where should you start? Answers to these common questions, and more.

What to Ask Before Hiring an Adoption Attorney

Editorial Team - June 23, 2015 - Building Your Team, The Process

Everything you need to ask before picking a legal professional to handle your adoption.

Questions to Ask Before Choosing an Adoption Agency

Editorial Team - June 23, 2015 - Building Your Team, The Process

Deciding on an adoption agency can be an organizational challenge. Read up on the best questions to ask before making your choice.

Hiring Your Adoption Professional

Janna J. Annest, J.D. - June 1, 2015 - Building Your Team, The Process, Yours Free

Doing your homework helps you feel comfortable with your selection. How can you find that same comfort level when you hire an adoption professional? You probably have not done that before, and you may not know anyone else who has, either. You may not know what to ask for or how to get what you need.

How to Research an Adoption Professional

Editorial Team - February 15, 2015 - Building Your Team, The Process

Finding an adoption professional can be difficult. Here are some tips to help with your research.

How Do I Find My Domestic Adoption Team?

Janna J. Annest, J.D. - January 8, 2015 - Adopting, Building Your Team, Domestic, The Process

Tips from an adoption lawyer on deciding between independent and agency adoption, and on hiring the right professionals.

Building “Nontraditional” Families

Janna J. Annest, J.D. - December 20, 2014 - Adopting, Building Your Team, Decisions, Modern Families, The Process

Our legal expert explains what gay, lesbian, and single parents need to know when building their nontraditional families during the process of adopting.