Adoption Law

People adopt for various reasons: inability to bear children, desire to have more children or to adopt younger relatives. Adoption is a permanent decision for the child and the adoptive parents, so you must do proper research and prepare the right environment for the child to grow.

According to Texas Adoption Law, an applicant must be at least 21 years old, responsible, financially stable, mature, and able to complete the application process. At the Law Office of Frank P. Skipper, our attorneys are well-versed in adoption laws in Tarrant County and the state of Texas. We assist clients with legal representation and provide the best advice as they proceed on a new journey.

We assist families and clients with different types of adoptions, such as:

• International adoptions: Here, they adopt children from a foreign country.
• Stepparent adoptions: In cases where a person marries someone with a child from a previous relationship or marriage, they may wish to adopt their stepchild formally.
• Grandparent and interfamily adoptions: In cases where one or both parents of a child are deceased or absent, a grandparent or family member may want to assume responsibility for the child.
• Private adoptions: In this case, individuals may choose to adopt a child through a private agency or by entering into a private agreement with the child’s biological parents.

At the Law Office of Frank P. Skipper, our family law attorneys are competent and intentional about settling disputes among family members and bringing happy families together. To begin the adoption process, call our law office today.