Legal Advice for People Interested in New York State Adoption
As an adoptive parent herself, Jeannie Michalski understands the legal, practical, and emotional hurdles that you need to address between the decision to adopt a child and the finalization of your adoption. If you are a birth mother seeking to make an adoption plan for your child, Jeannie can help you through the emotional struggles and legal issues involved with that too. As an experienced family law attorney, Jeannie values the opportunity to work with families who are willing to take such great strides to make a difference in the life of a child, whether you are the birth mother making such an unselfish choice for the life of your child and a family or you are the family willing to devote your life to this precious child. If you are considering adoption, we are looking forward to speaking with you. We can guide you through the legal and practical considerations of adoption from both a personal and professional perspective. You can contact Michalski Militello LLP at our Rochester or Avon office.
Call 888-405-1364 or 585-682-2114 for Advice About Private Adoption
Our lawyers can help you with all stages of the adoption process under New York law — home studies, background checks, screening and any necessary termination of a biological parent's rights, usually by publication or agreement.
We advise clients about adoption in a wide variety of situations:
- Private adoptions
- Stepparent adoptions
- Foster parent adoptions
- Adoption of adults
- Grandparent adoption
- Adoption by single parents
- Adoption by same-sex couples
By the time your adoption is ready for presentation and court approval, you'll have a thorough understanding of your legal rights and responsibilities as an adoptive parent, just as you'll know that your commitment to provide a stable and loving home is the right decision for you and your new child.
For more information about our approach to client service in adoption, contact Michalski Militello in Rochester or Avon.
