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How do i go about adopting a pregnant inmate's baby?

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i am interested in adopting a baby from an inmate who is currently pregnant. Does anyone know how i could go about this process?

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  1. Just like with any other adoption parental rights have to be terminated by both the mother and the father.  If parental rights are terminated the mother can then sign papers allowing you to adopt the child.  But make sure that when papers are drawn up that you are named as the adopter to that when parental rights are terminated then the child will not go to foster care.


  2. you need to contact a family attorney, they will guide you thru it

  3. I suggest speaking to an attorney ASAP.  Because the mother is incarcerated, there is a chance that the state is planning to seize the child and place the child in foster care upon birth.  If both of you are willing to allow the adoption to happen, please speak to an attorney and start drawing up the paperwork.  The bio-mother will need to terminate her parental rights upon the birth of the child, and you will want the attorney to have that paperwork ready.  Otherwise, the state may try to intervene.

    I speak from experience.  NJ state removed our son from his bio-parents at birth and placed him in "kinship care" with his grandparents.  At the time, due to special needs,  the bio-family was told that they should try to do a private adoption because he would be hard to adopt in the system due to his disorder.  When we started proceedings for the private adoption, someone higher up in the state foster care decided they had made the wrong decision and tried to "seize" the child.  Fortunately, family court was on our side, but I would highly recommend talking to an attorney as quickly as you can.  

    Good luck to you.

  4. get a lawyer

  5. could be a long time could be a  short time with adoption you never really know

  6. I think you handle it about the same

    She would have to sign over her rights to the baby of course.

    And you would have to have your house checked by CPS to make sure you are qualified to adopt the baby.
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