[lorisue]

A pregnant birthmom gave her number to my sister tonight b/c she wants to give her baby up. She has no agency and no attorney yet, and neither do we.

I have checked the laws in our state and it seems generally much less complicated and less expensive to do an open, independent adoption.

I was wondering if anyone has been through this and knows what the rough costs are for an attorney to simply draw up the paperwork with the courts.

Thanks and God bless all...

Lori Sue

[healingfeeling]

hi lorisue,


you might want to visit the adoptive parents section of the forums...particularly the "getting started" section. you'll get more responses there, this is the adoptee section...we weren't old enough to remember the legalities of our adoptions

good luck to you and your husband.

[WLD]

I had a similar situation. Extended Bfamily adopted my son to get him out of a very very bad situation. Didn't work for them, they tried helping bmother, she had moved on with her life and didn't want him back or anything to do with him. They knew my husband and although we were not looking to adopt, we adopted him through an attorney. It was under 2000. You are welcome to PM me if you like.