Adoption

Choosing to grow your family through adoption is a significant, life-changing journey. Bingham McHale’s perceptive attorneys understand the time and emotions that you have invested in this decision. We support you throughout this process by offering the appropriate judgment, experience and compassion.

For newborn adoptions, we provide insight into the birth mother’s rights (both before and after adoption); the state’s waiting period and its impact on the process; the amount and type of contact between birth mother and child after adoption; and the role and rights of the biological father (known and unknown).

International Adoptions
As American culture has embraced foreign-born adoptions (more than ten percent of all adoptions are “intercountry”), we have responsively evolved with the times. Our knowledgeable attorneys have both extensive practical and personal experience with international adoptions. We are well-positioned to provide effective counsel on the law and customs of foreign countries.

We recognize that adoptions are sensitive and confidential issues. Our attorneys facilitate the process so it does not distract from the joy of a new family member.

Contact: Christi Anderson, canderson@binghammchale.com