Adoption Services in Athens, AL

Add a Member to Your Family

Give a child a better life and bring them into your loving home. Trust our attorneys with over 30 years of experience to help you through the process. Call Mathews Law for more information.

You'll Be Kept Informed Throughout Each Step

Adoption is a lengthy but worthwhile process if you want to add a child to your family.

Learn the typical steps involved in the adoption process:

• Preplacement investigation (may petition the Court or go to the Department of Human Resources or a licensed child placement agency)
• All necessary consents and / or relinquishments concerning the adoption are obtained
• Guardian ad litem is appointed when either the natural parent of the adoptee is a minor or in the event of a contested hearing
• Petition Court for authority to pay fees or expenses
• Placement of a child with the petitioner
• File petition for adoption 30 days after placement
• Serve notice or obtain waiver of notice on or from all parties entitled to notice of the adoption
• Post placement investigation
• Hearings
• Affidavits of non-payment
• Accounting of disbursements

Meet With Us for Your Initial Consultation

Interested in learning more about the steps you would need to take to adopt a child? Meet with our attorney to discuss what the process typically entails.