Minnesota Adoption Laws
Domestic Adoptions vs. International Adoptions
When going through the adoption process, one thing to decide is whether to do a domestic adoption or an international adoption. Domestic adoption is when you adopt a child from your country. International adoption involves adopting a child from another country. Each one has different factors to consider. An adoption attorney can help you figure out which is best for your family.
All domestic adoptions are either intrastate or interstate. With intrastate adoption, the birth parent and adoptive parents live in the same state. This is different than interstate adoption where the birth parents and adoptive parents live in different states. This process usually gives the adoptive parents extensive information on the birth parents’ medical history. The entire adoption process can take a shorter amount of time depending on the situation, and is the only way to adopt a newborn. If you think this might be the adoption process for you, contact an experienced adoption attorney to help with the details.
In international adoptions, the birth parents and adoptive parents live in different countries. With international adoption, it can sometimes be more difficult to get the birth parents’ medical histories. The time frame of the completed adoption process can also vary from many months to many years, depending on the country and often only older infants and older children may be adopted. for more information about this type of adoption process, contact a local adoption attorney.
Public Adoption vs. Private Adoption
Public adoption generally comes with more training and more counseling, to both prospective adoptive parents and expectant parents considering giving up their baby, and this benefits everyone. Furthermore, it often provides these services throughout the lives of the adoptive family, adopted child, and birth family.
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Open Adoption vs. Closed Adoption
An open adoption is when the adoptive parents meet and sometimes stay in contact with the birth parents. This allows the birth parents to get updates on the child, giving them a peace of mind that they made the right decision.
In a closed adoption, the birth parents and adoptive parents don’t have any contact after the process and sometimes won’t even have any contact prior to the adoption. This is more common with international adoption.
Open adoptions and closed adoptions are great choices for many adoptive families, to find out if it’s right for your family, contact an adoption attorney to find out more.
Kinship Adoption and Step Parent Adoption
In these situations, a stepparent agrees to be the legal parent for his or her spouse’s child. In Minnesota adoption, the parental rights of the biological mother or father are terminated before the stepparent can go through the adoption process.
When it comes to kinship, the adoption process requires the child be placed in the home of a family member. A kin member can be a relative, godparent, grandparent, stepparent or other adult with a close relationship to the child. Minnesota adoption questions can be answered by an experienced adoption attorney.
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