The Safe Haven Law in Indiana, codified at Indiana Code § 31-34-2.5, enables a person to leave a child, who is not more than 30 days old, at certain safe places like fire stations and hospital emergency departments without fear of criminal liability for child abandonment or neglect. We, at Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, […]
Many pregnant women, in Indiana and around the country, thinking about placing a baby for adoption (making an adoption plan for your unborn baby) share your concern. You already face an impossibly difficult decision. You may feel that the stay-at-home order adds insult to injury and might wonder, “How much more can I take right […]
We, at Kirsh & Kirsh, understand that if you are pregnant and thinking about giving your baby up for adoption, or more correctly, making an adoption plan or placing your baby for adoption, you already face immense stress. Unfortunately, nothing we do will make your decision easy. However, we can make it easier by providing […]
We, at Kirsh & Kirsh, strongly believe in the benefits of counseling, especially for pregnant women considering giving their babies up for adoption or, more correctly, making an adoption plan or placing their baby up for adoption. Few decisions in one’s life are more consequential than that one, but Kirsh & Kirsh does NOT require […]
If you are asking yourself this question, you should, at least, look into putting your child up for adoption, or more correctly, making an adoption plan for the child. Parenting is an awesome responsibility – it takes time, commitment, resources (not just money), skill, knowledge, and support. Parents who know that they are prepared for […]
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 […]
Pregnant? Want to know about placing a baby for adoption? Here is a simple step-by-step guide that outlines the basics of this process. DISCLAIMER: Understand first off that this step-by-step guide is a basic view of how adoptions typically occur and there are a multitude of different factors that could change the adoption process to […]
Prospective adoptive parents and expectant mothers are sometimes tempted to use the internet to create an adoption plans for children (put their “baby up for adoption”). The Indiana Code and the cases interpreting those statutes specify the procedures and requirements which must be followed in order adopt a child. Failure to precisely follow the statutory […]
To “put my baby up for adoption” means first and foremost, you love your baby. Women do not “give up my baby for adoption” and frankly they do not “put my baby up for adoption.” What they do is love their baby and want for their baby a life they know, at this moment in […]
“I am interested in adoption. I am pregnant and would like to talk to someone please,” said the nervous sounding voice on the other end of the phone. I said, “We can help you and I would happy to sit down with you, in person, to discuss things whenever and wherever it is convenient for […]
