Adoptions

Considering Adoption?

Starting a family is always a unique, exciting experience. And welcoming a new child into your life through adoption can be one of the most rewarding events of an individual’s or a couple’s life.

While your desire to give a child a stable, warm home is a simple and admirable one, the laws governing adoption can be frustratingly complex and involved. Where do you begin? What is required? This is where the experience and insights of a Texas adoption attorney can be invaluable.

The Perrone Law Firm, PLLC: Experience And Empathy

Since 2007, Christina Perrone has helped families just like yours navigate adoption with unmatched care and insight. A former 911 dispatcher and frequent speaker at the Crimes Against Children Conference in Dallas, Texas, Ms. Perrone brings her deep love of children, her levelheadedness, and her practical legal insights to the forefront of every adoption case she handles.

At The Perrone Law Firm, PLLC, we aim to make adopting a child as simple and pain-free as possible. We understand the laws, requirements, timelines, and deadlines involved. Let us help you navigate the legal aspects of adoption while you focus on getting your home and family ready for a new son or daughter.

What Kinds Of Adoptions Can Our Firm Handle?

CPS Adoptions

CPS adoptions occur under the conservatorship of Child Protective Services (CPS). These are also known as “State adoptions”, “foster care adoptions”, or “public adoptions”.

We’ll answer any questions you may have, including…

• Questions about the biological parents’ parental rights
• Questions about adopting a special needs child
• Questions about adopting an older child or teen
• What unique needs a child adopted from foster care may have
• How to adopt siblings

We’ll also help you fill out applications, guide you through home studies and placement, and stand with you at each step, up to and including your final adoption hearing.

Private Adoptions

In private adoptions, a child is privately adopted from parents who have willingly given up their parental rights. Many such adoptions take place through private adoption agencies, or you may choose to be privately matched with a parent seeking a better, permanent home for their child.

It is especially important to partner with an adoption lawyer if you’re seeking to adopt a child directly from parents, as opposed to through an agency. This ensures you and the child are legally protected and that biological parents have a strong grasp of what it means to terminate parental rights, helping reduce the chances of a future adoption lawsuit.

Stepparent Adoptions

If you’ve already developed a warm, parental bond with a minor stepchild, you may choose to formalize the relationship by legally adopting them. This can give a deeper sense of emotional security, help protect your stepchild legally, and allow you to have access to their healthcare information.

Whichever route works best for you and your family, The Perrone Law Firm, PLLC is here to safeguard you and your child, and to ensure the legal process runs as smoothly as possible.

How Our Firm Will Help

The adoption process can be lengthy and involved. We’re here to help guide you through each step, ensure all paperwork is filled out correctly and filed on time, and advocate vocally for you and your child.

The home inspection can be especially daunting for prospective parents. The Perrone Law Firm, PLLC will help you understand what the State is looking for so you can prepare your home for inspection and for your new child. We’ll walk you through all of your legal requirements and be present at each hearing.

Have questions about adoption, or about the child you’re hoping to adopt? We’ll go above and beyond to make sure that you are informed and are compliant with Texas’ requirements and standards. Christina Perrone works with each family individually, helping serve the best interests of adoptive parents and children, ensuring even difficult cases are navigated with grace and skill.

Interested In Adoption? Reach Out Today!

Considering adoption in Greeneville or Rockwall, Texas? Ready to take the next step and welcome a child or stepchild into your home forever? At Perrone Law Firm, we’ll be pleased and honored to be a part of that process with you.

Have questions, or in need of legal guidance? Get in touch with us at (903) 202-3911 for an initial consultation today!