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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Adoptive parents can never include too many photos or too much information about the child in their adoption updates. Birth parents enjoy seeing the child doing different activities, spending time with family members, and the child’s reactions to different things, even including photos of the child crying or having a temper tantrum, all of which […]
My name is Lauren, though some of you may know me as the “update lady”. I am the front desk coordinator at Kirsh & Kirsh, but I also work with post adoption updates, as well as helping new prospective adoptive parents with the first steps of the adoption process with our firm. With this being […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
Adoption I just met with an expectant mom recently. We will call her “Amy” (not her real name). Amy’s family is not supportive of her adoption plan. They told her that because she is 22-years-old, she should be old enough to raise a baby. Amy asked me if I have many women her age who […]
