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Attorney
Yes, contact an attorney first.
The book Adopting in California by R. Hicks
was very helpful for me.
If you're in San Luis Obispo County, I have an attorney's name.
State of California charges $2,900;to process all independent adoptions, this includes homestudy, which is done after you take the child home. They require a physical exam for each adoptive parent, state fingerprinting, DMV check and will want four references that they will send paperwork to. You also have to fill out many pages questions about your life, your marital relationship, your in-law relationship, your upbringing, and relationship with your parents. They make two scheduled home visits, one around 1-3 months and one final visit at approximately 5 months.
Hope this helps some.
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P.S. PM me if you want to pick my brain some more.
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