The answer will surprise most people. Both the birth mother AND adoptive parents name the baby, but not necessarily the same name. Sound confusing? It is not. After the baby is born, the person at the hospital in charge of birth records, usually the hospital registrar or birth certificate clerk, will ask the birth mother […]
Leaving a hospital against medical advice (AMA) puts you at risk for medical complications, which could threaten your future well-being and even your life. Additionally, abandoning the baby at the hospital, before signing a consent to adoption, will cause the hospital to contact Child Protective Services (CPS) – Department of Children Services (DCS). Once DCS […]
If you put up your baby for adoption, or more correctly, make an adoption plan for your baby, through Kirsh & Kirsh, your baby will NOT go into a foster home. Years ago, local adoption agencies routinely placed children into foster care before allowing the adoptive parents to bond with the newborns, but Kirsh & […]
Because the Adoption Law Firm of Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”) has one of the largest adoption programs in the Midwest, and possibly the United States, we can offer expectant mothers and birth parents a wide range of carefully screened, independently investigated, prospective adoptive parents who cannot wait to welcome a baby into […]
We, at Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”) suspect that most, and probably all, expectant mothers thinking about placing their newborn baby for adoption, sometimes referred to as making an adoption plan, have exactly that thought. No one can answer that question for you. To be clear, we are not psychologists, social […]
Yes! In that the Adoption law firm of Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (Kirsh & Kirsh) only handles adoptions, we have lots of prospective adoptive parents who have hired us to help them find a baby to adopt. Since we are based in Indiana, we are governed by Indiana law. Indiana law allows attorneys based in […]
What I tell all expectant moms, is that if you make any life decision based upon solid reasons, those reasons will bring comfort when you question your decision. However, even the best, most rational, well-thought-out decision can also cause sadness. Most certainly, every woman who has ever placed a baby for adoption second guesses themselves […]
As the Bible says in Ecclesiastes 3:1, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven . . . .” For prospective adoptive parents waiting and wondering if a birth mother will ever choose them, time passes at a glacial pace. They fear that they will never realize their dreams […]
Most importantly, do NOT believe anyone who tells you that giving a baby up for adoption, or more accurately, making an adoption plan for a baby is easy. IT IS NOT. In fact, it is hard to imagine a more difficult decision than parting with a child – especially, the mother of a newborn who […]
