Legal Issues

The pages below will help answer some of your questions about adoption law and about your rights regarding adoption and the ending of parental rights.

The ending of parental rights, called a termination, surrender, or relinquishment of parental rights, ends the legal parent-child relationship. This Birth Mothers site will allow you to find the requirements of any or all states as well as other right of a birth mother and birth father.

Birth Fathers legal rights, just like a birth mother's rights, are protected in every U.S. state and territory. Due to the seriousness and long-term impact of this decision, courts have stringent requirements that must be met prior to making this decision.

It is important for a birth mother, birth father, and the child's grandparents to be aware of the rights and other issues related to being a biological grandparent.

Child Adoption Laws give you the adoption law in every U.S. and provides other adoption law information.

Most attorneys are specialized in one or more areas, and in the area of adoption you certainly should want to have an attorney who specializes in adoption.  Click the Selecting an Adoption Attorney link for more information.