hello everyone... i just wanted to add my info here also...
we adopted our son ethan a little over 2 weeks ago... we found him through a friend of a friend, etc. etc etc..
we found an attorney here in pasadena (right outside of houston) and she is going to charge us $1900 for her fees and the court fees.., plus $125 for the homestudy and then approximately $1000 for an ad-litem attorney...
we have already gotten birthparents to sign their affidavits relinquishing their parental rights (also over 2 weeks ago) and i have gotten those back to the attorney. we had to sign these papers in front of two witnesses and a notary and we had to do this somewhere other than the attorney's office.. (conflict of interest?).. we are now waiting for the attorney to file the motion to terminate parental rights and then start the homestudy.. ethan will have to live with us for 6 months before it can be finalized.
just thought this may help someone..
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