Minnesota Adoption Laws

Domestic Adoptions vs. International Adoptions

When going through the adoption process, one thing to decide is whether to do a domestic adoption or an international adoption. Domestic adoption is when you adopt a child from your country. International adoption involves adopting a child from another country. Each one has different factors to consider. An adoption attorney can help you figure out which is best for your family.

All domestic adoptions are either intrastate or interstate. With intrastate adoption, the birth parent and adoptive parents live in the same state. This is different than interstate adoption where the birth parents and adoptive parents live in different states. This process usually gives the adoptive parents extensive information on the birth parents’ medical history. The entire adoption process can take a shorter amount of time depending on the situation, and is the only way to adopt a newborn. If you think this might be the adoption process for you, contact an experienced adoption attorney to help with the details.

In international adoptions, the birth parents and adoptive parents live in different countries. With international adoption, it can sometimes be more difficult to get the birth parents’ medical histories. The time frame of the completed adoption process can also vary from many months to many years, depending on the country and often only older infants and older children may be adopted. for more information about this type of adoption process, contact a local adoption attorney.

Public Adoption vs. Private Adoption

Public adoption generally comes with more training and more counseling, to both prospective adoptive parents and expectant parents considering giving up their baby, and this benefits everyone. Furthermore, it often provides these services throughout the lives of the adoptive family, adopted child, and birth family.