Legal Toolkit Ohio Adoption and Surrogacy
What to Ask About Adoption and Surrogacy
a
What percentage of your practice is focused on adoption or surrogacy?
b
How many years of experience with adoption or surrogacy law do you have?
c
What kind of specific experience do you have with the type of adoption I am considering (domestic, interstate, international, private, etc)?
d
How many adoption or surrogacy proceedings have you handled? How many have failed?
e
With what adoption agencies do you work?
f
Have you handled interstate adoptions previously?
g
Do you have adoptive family profiles to review (for birth parents) and have your adoptive families been pre-approved by a Probate court home-study?
h
What are the laws regarding the Termination of Parental Rights in Ohio?
i
What kind of medical fees and expenses will be my responsibility?
j
What pre-adoption and post-adoption services do you provide to adoptive parents and birthparents and what is the average wait time for an adoptive family?
k
How are your adoption fees structured, do you accept payment plans and what are my other options for financing the adoption?
l
What kind of court fees can I expect for adoption? What is the procedure in court for finalizing an adoption?