Adoption
Wald & Thorndal provides a broad array of adoption services to individuals and couples seeking to adopt and/or requiring legal assistance with their adoptions. Services include:
- 2nd parent and domestic partner adoptions; agency, independent, and international adoptions on behalf of LGBT clients
- Independent, agency and 2nd parent adoptions for married and unmarried heterosexual couples
- Single parent adoptions, stepparent adoptions and adult adoptions
- Domestic "re-adoptions" of children following an international adoption
- Advice and referrals for couples and individuals trying to locate a child for adoption and/or determine what type of adoption is right for them; termination of birth parents' rights; and finalizations of adoptions.
In addition to the adoption services listed above, Wald & Thorndal represents birth mothers who have chosen to place a child for adoption, and handles guardianships (including disputed guardianships) and contested adoptions.
Wald & Thorndal does not place babies/children with prospective parents for adoption. However, the firm has excellent contacts in adoption agencies and placement offices throughout the Bay Area.
