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International Adoption

Fort Lauderdale International Adoption Attorney

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Law office

International adoption is a process of paperwork, home studies, coordination and orders. Contact the Law Office of Rebekah Brown-Wiseman, P.A. located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and have an attorney take care of the work so you can focus on the preparation of being a parent. Adoption is about welcoming a child into your home and uniting together as a family unit, the rest of the work is simply best left to the professionals.

Whether you desire to adopt a newborn child within the State of Florida, a child across state lines, or a child internationally, The Fort Lauderdale Law Office of Rebekah Brown-Wiseman, P.A. will guide you every step of the way.

There is a wide range of options for international adoption including adoptions from Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia or elsewhere in the world. There are many important factors that must be considered for choosing a country for an international adoption. Each county has its own set of requirements for prospective adoptive parents which may include age requirements, marriage requirements, income requirements, residency requirements or other requirements. A lawyer can consider your situation and ascertain the countries where you are qualified to adopt a child.

Many prospective adoptive parents are anxious to start their family. Contact the Fort Lauderdale Law Firm of Rebekah Brown-Wiseman, P.A. for an adoption attorney to explain how each country has its own process of how to adopt including the process of meeting the child and leaving the country with your child. Each county's process has a different time frame for international adoptions, including waiting periods when applicable. Contact a Fort Lauderdale adoption attorney to learn more about what to expect with a particular countries' process.

Even after the adoption is finalized, some countries have after adoption requirements for international adoptions. Contact an adoption lawyer to learn more about whether a particular country has after adoption requirements and if so, what is expected of you after the adoption is finalized.

Once you have determined which country you desire to adopt from, your preference if any for the sex of your child, and whether you desire to adopt an infant, toddler or older child, you are ready to start the application process and make it happen. Contact the Fort Lauderdale Law Office of Rebekah Brown-Wiseman, P.A. and make that important first step to creating that family you so desire. Just think of coming home with your baby from Columbia, China, Ukraine, Ethiopia or another country of your choice.