Adoption

Types of Adoption

Learn about the different ways you can adopt a child.

Who Can Adopt a Child?

Advice for single people, married couples, domestic partners, and lesbians and gay men.

Adoption Procedures

Learn more about the different types of adoptions and the steps you need to take for each.

Independent Adoptions

The advantages and disadvantages of skipping the agency when you adopt a child.

Agency Adoptions

Adoption agencies: procedures and costs to adopt a child.

Stepparent Adoptions

Learn more about stepparent adoption laws, birth parent consent, and terminating parental rights.

Gay and Lesbian Adoption and Parenting

Over the past 5 years, the United States has made legal advancements towards protecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer communities. However, there are still questions and restrictions that may apply when same-sex couples try to adopt children.

What happens to biological father's rights after stepfather adoption?

What are his options? Also, do grandparents have visitation rights?