Adoption

Adoption Attorney Serving Southeast Michigan

Changing the shape of your family by adopting a child is extremely exciting. It can also be very stressful. At Reinheimer Law Office, our goal is to take the stress on for you. We want you to concern yourself with preparing your family and your home for the new addition. We will handle the legal end of things. With many years of experience on our side, you can be confident that we will handle them right

Our law firm has the experience to handle all types of adoption cases. Child adoptions can basically be broken down into two categories: agency adoptions and direct placement adoptions.

• Agency Adoptions: These are adoptions in which the child is a ward of the state of Michigan, a foster child or under the care of some other agency.
• Direct Placement Adoptions: In these cases, the adoptive parents know the child's biological parents. The biological parents may be another couple that wants to place their child up for adoption, or they may be related to the adoptive parents. We can handle grandparent adoptions, stepparent adoptions and any other type of direct placement adoption.

Each type of adoption carries with it a different set of rules. Failure to follow these rules can lead to delays or worse. We know the rules and we know how to follow them. We know how to make our way through this process efficiently and effectively.

Before the actual infant adoption process can begin, an important step needs to be taken: termination of parental rights. The rights of the existing parents first need to be severed in order for the adoptive parents to take over. You can be certain that we know what to do to help you bring your new addition into your family.