Here at Hildebrand Law Office, P.C., we offer legal guidance for a variety of adoption cases, including third-party adoptions, relative adoptions, DFCS adoptions, and more. Another type of adoption we specialize in is adult adoptions. Here are a few things you should know about adult adoptions.
- What are they? An adult adoption is exactly as it sounds: a legal adult adopts another legal adult with the consent from both parties.
- Why consider it? You might consider adult adoptions if you want to formalize a pre-existing parent-child relationship, provide emotional or financial support, strengthen and secure parent-like bonds and relationships, ensure inheritance rights, etc.
- What is required? It should be noted that while the consent of both parties is required in an adult adoption, there is no transfer of parental rights required. This is because the adult being adopted is typically fully responsible for themselves already without any parental responsibilities involved.
- Reach out to an attorney: You will also want to turn to an adoption attorney to help ease the process of the adoption process. We can answer any questions you may have and offer legal resources and guidance to help your process go as smoothly as possible.
We can help you determine whether an adult adoption or a child adoption is appropriate, clarify the legal steps you must take to complete the process, and answer any questions you may have at any point in the process. We always take a compassionate and caring approach to any legal service we provide.