The adoption process can be one of the most emotional, complex, and highly scrutinized fields of law. Parental rights to control and make decisions for a child ultimately shape and guide their destiny. It is a tremendous undertaking and responsibility that requires a great amount of thought, effort, time, and commitment. McDowell Chartered Legal Services can help you navigate the adoption landscape and provide a level of knowledge and expertise to ensure your case is handled successfully with efficiency and care from start to finish.
Many legal aspects of the adoption process can be complicated and time-consuming, and should be facilitated with the assistance of an experienced attorney. If you are contemplating adoption, need legal representation, or simply have questions regarding the process, McDowell Chartered can assist you. Our staff of attorneys will advise you of your rights, help explain your options, and handle your case in compliance with all applicable state and federal adoption laws.
McDowell Chartered Legal Services provides services for clients in a wide range of adoption matters, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Domestic independent adoptions. Otherwise known as private adoptions, at McDowell Chartered we represent both individuals and couples who are seeking to adopt a child. We handle Kansas adoptions as well as interstate private adoptions.
- Domestic agency adoptions. Seeking to adopt a child through an adoption agency is the typical route most people follow. We can assist with any of your adoption needs, including identifying a placement resource, reviewing agency documents and finalizing all paperwork involved in an adoption.
- Interstate adoptions. This generally takes place when an individual or couple is looking to adopt a child in another state. Whether independently or through an agency, McDowell Chartered will ensure compliance with all state and federal laws.
- International adoptions. McDowell Chartered represents clients in international adoptions and agencies abroad.
- Birth mother representation. Or firm provides a range of services and advice for birth mothers. Some of these include general assistance throughout the adoption process, explaining the rights of birth mothers, and assisting birth mothers identify and find prospective adoptive parents. McDowell Chartered also assists expectant mothers with various forms of adoption, whether private or agency adoption, single parent adoption and/or open adoption.
- Peripheral adoption issues. There are many specialized, niche issues associated with adoption and the process. Some of this subject-matter includes embryo donation/adoption, public agency/foster care adoption, stepparent adoption, child guardianships, and opening of adoption records. In addition to these services, McDowell Chartered also provides representation for relative, identified, and/or designated adoptions.
Adopting a child is almost always an emotional decision, and these types of decisions are never easy to make. Having to deal with this single major decision can be overwhelming and stressful. Hiring a knowledgeable, experienced adoption attorney can help to alleviate your burdens throughout the entire adoption process. Attorneys at McDowell Chartered Legal Services will assist you with the full range of adoption matters, help you become aware of your legal rights, and determine all of the alternative courses of action you can take in a given situation. For adoption this can include an open or closed domestic adoption, an international adoption and deciding if you will use an adoption agency or try to do a private adoption yourself. There are a variety of options and in the end an attorney may be able to save you time and money by helping evaluate all of your choices, meet all the deadlines, file appropriate paperwork and monitor your adoption expenses (especially for a private adoption).
For more information on adoption in Kansas, contact McDowell Chartered legal services at 316-269-0746. The firm focuses their practice on adoption law and the numerous issues involved with the process.