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I came across an interesting debate today about whether or not agencies/hopeful adoptive parents should pay for a lawyer for the expectant parents they have matched with. One side was of the opinion that it was the duty of the adoptive parents to ensure that the birth parents were informed of their rights to ensure an ethical adoption. The other side believed that this was just adding another hoop to jump through with all the other expenses and paperwork hopeful adoptives have. They believed that agencies could provide enough information. What do you think?
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I feel like it's going to depend on each couple and birth parent. Both parties are responsible to make sure this is an ethical adoption. I think choosing agency that proves itself to be educated in birth parent rights is also one of the ways that HAP could skip this expense. However, in private adoptions, I do think it's fair for HAP to pay for the birth parent's lawyer expenses.
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