How To Find An Attorney For An Independent Or Private Adoption

How do I find an attorney for an independent or private adoption?

The best way to find an attorney for an independent adoption is to talk to your friends, your family and coworkers - people who can give you recommendations. There are also agencies you can go to. The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys is a good place to start, or an agency in your state or listings of attorneys. You want to look for an adoption attorney who's carried out a number of adoptions, who is recommended by your friends, who you know to the ethical and who obviously doesn't have any strikes against him or her in terms of their legal doings. I think, most importantly, the adoption attorney should be someone that your friends have worked with and someone you feel comfortable with.