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Old 03-12-2009, 10:52 PM
8monthstogo 8monthstogo is offline
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Unhappy Hopefully adopting unborn neice. Cant get started

Hello,

My younger sister just found out that she is pregnant again with what would be her second child. Now, she doesn't believe in abortion which is good for me because she wanted me to adopt her child. I can't have kids so I am thrilled.

The problem is, I live in a very small area and I can't get anyone to talk to me. My fiance and I are low income and so we can't really afford the outrageous attorney fees. I have been reading some of the forums and some people are saying that it is as easy as the parents signing over their parental rights. Others say that you have to get a lawyer and go through an agency and like I said, really really can't afford that. We have been trying for a year and will one miscarriage and no other pregnancies and no money to try other ways of conceiving, we feel like this is a blessing in disguise.

My sister doesn't want any part in the child's life. She is already calling it our baby. The only problem is the legal side of it. Is there a way of doing this without the enormous attorney fees? If there isn't, my sister said that she would just give us custody until we could afford an attorney, would that work? I need to know how I can go about this with the least money involved. I feel like it should be easy, my sister wants to give me a child! Why should money restrictions prohibit us to have it? I just need some advice, any advice! I just want this to be done legally. Please, anybody that has been in a similar situation or knows someone who has, please, please help us! We have been doing this for a month and a half and every lead is a lead to a dead end and we are starting to wonder if it will ever happen for us. Thank you for any advice that you have!
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