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My husband and I have a married couple whom live in our home. The wife has just become pregnant and has asked for my husband and I to adopt their baby. She never wanted children. My husband and I were in the process of working with another birthmother who is due any day now but that fell through. We accepted the offer to adopt their child. After the baby is born, they will still be living in our home (in a seperate apartment attached to our house), can anyone offer suggestions on what we need to do to prepare for our new little one. I do not know if we need a homestudy or what legal process we need to take. We have contacted an attorney and are waiting to get a returned call. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
newjgirl
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that if you were working with another birthmother, that you have already had a homestudy, agency/attorney/facilitator involved. If not, I do think you need to. Different states have different laws, but I do believe you need a home study in all states and the assistance of some kind of professional to legalize the adoption.
I think what you are proposing is similar to a relative adoption. I'm sure you will get lots of feedback from others who haave had similar experiences.
Sincerely,
Saj
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Thank you for responding. I believe in the state of GA, a homestudy is not necessary until after the birth. I was more interested in knowing if anyone else has been in this sort of situation and how everything worked out for the aparents and bparents not to mention, the child's upbringing. Thanks for replying.