Guiding You on an Emotional Journey
Adoption is one of the few family law cases where everyone involved can leave the courthouse happy. At the Waters Law Firm in Denver, we will guide you through all the legal steps to ensure that your adoption has a happy ending. We offer a free initial attorney consultation to explain the adoption process in Colorado.
Our firm focuses on stepparent, grandparent and other relative adoptions. These adoptions are unique in that the child is usually already living with the adoptive parent. The adoption brings legal recognition to a parent-child relationship that already exists.
Adoption gives the child the benefit of a permanent parent-child relationship. It also gives the adoptive parent all of the rights that a biological parent would have, including the right to make medical decisions and enroll the child in school.
What Happens to the Rights of the Biological Parent in an Adoption?
Before you can adopt a child, the rights of the biological parent must first be terminated. Adoption is therefore only appropriate if the biological parent is out of the picture. In most of the stepparent and relative adoptions, the biological parent is deceased, missing or no longer involved in the child's life.
If a biological parent contests the termination of his or her parental rights, the adoption process can be very difficult.
Free Lawyer Consultation
When so much is at stake, it is helpful to talk to a lawyer you can trust. For a free initial consultation with attorney John Waters about adoption, call 303.731.6327 or fill out the contact form on this Web site.
