Adoption Attorneys
Adopting a child is an emotional and exciting event. You must take numerous legal steps first. One mistake during the process can be very costly. If you are planning to adopt, you need a lawyer who knows Texas Family Law and the local courts.
Adding to Your Family
We handle several types of adoptions. We can assist you with stepparent adoptions — when a stepparent wishes to establish legal rights to a child. Our attorneys can draft a voluntary relinquishment of parental rights for the child's other parent to sign. That parent's rights must be terminated before the adoption can occur.
We can also help you with private, third-party adoptions. This type of adoption is for unrelated third parties adopting a child whose biological parents have relinquished their parental rights.
Foster parents may adopt a foster child if the child's parents have given up their parental rights. Grandparents may adopt a grandchild if the child's parents are deceased, in jail or no longer want to care for their child.
In cases of child abuse, we can draft an involuntary termination of parental rights so that the child may be adopted.
Texas also allows adult adoptions under certain circumstances. People often choose to adopt an adult to ensure inheritance rights. With our experience in family law and estate planning, our attorneys can help you with adult adoption.
Contact an Experienced Texas Adoption Lawyer Today
The Law Offices of Coats & Todd provide adoption services to families in Plano, Richardson and throughout Dallas, Collin and Tarrant Counties. We will work hard to make your adoption a success. To make an appointment, please call 972-671-9922 or send us an e-mail today.
