California Adoption Law Attorneys

Experienced and Personalized Adoption Representation

As proud lawyers at Kring & Chung, L.L.P., we provide highly experienced, personalized service to help clients make their dreams of adoption, as a new parent, grandparent or step-parent, a reality.

We have helped many clients achieve their goals in their family law matters. If you would like to schedule an initial confidential consultation, we would be happy to meet with you. Call our law firm at (949) 467-9147 or contact our attorneys online anytime.

What It Takes to Adopt a Child

Whether you are interested in adoption as a new parent, a step-parent adoption or grandparent adoption, the adoption process is fairly standardized and straightforward. You need to fill out certain paperwork, live with the child for a temporary trial period and allow social workers to evaluate your home environment.

Adoptive parents need to terminate the parental rights of the living biological parents whom they wish to replace. Sometimes, the biological parent is cooperative, but often the adoptive parents need to hold a Termination of Parental Rights proceeding to show that the biological parents are unfit to be parents.

Guardianship: A Workable Alternative to Adoption

If you are unable to terminate the parental rights of the biological parent, you can ask the court to grant you guardianship over the child. Guardianship grants you the same authority to care for the child and make decisions about his or her upbringing as adoption. The main difference is that you don't have the legal status of "parent."

If you would like to learn more about your options for grandparent adoption, step-parent adoption, other adoption or guardianship, call our office at (949) 467-9147 or contact our California family law attorneys online to schedule an initial confidential consultation.