Families Come First!

In all of the United States, a child may be adopted. All states permit the adoption of foreign-born children. Foreign adoptions do involve federal immigration laws and the issuance of visas. Extra care must be taken about health issues in adoptions outside of the United States.

With the added benefit of being located in Kansas with its’ comprehensive and compassionate adoption laws, I am able to help with domestic adoptions. I create a solid legal Kansas adoption by guiding your case through all the appropriate legal paths at whatever level is needed.

The legal steps to an adoption begin with finding the right lawyer and filing a petition. All adoptions are based upon the consent of persons or sometimes agencies officially authorized with the care of the child. Whether it is a relative adoption, independent or agency adoption, the legal proceeding must be to benefit the child.

Related to confidentiality issues is open adoption. Kansas allows open adoption where the birth parents maintain some level of contact with the child after the adoption.

Adoption proceedings in Kansas are confidential. The proceedings are closed to the public and often held in the judge's private chambers. All documents about the adoption, including the original birth certificate, are sealed in a file. These documents can be shown only with court approval. Following an adoption, a new birth certificate is issued with the names of the adoptive parents on it. And the new family starts a new life together.