Start Adoption Proceedings Today with LeBaron Law & Mediation
LeBaron Law & Mediation is committed to creating bright futures through adoption. Our goal is to fulfill dreams of parenthood for adoptive families and to find loving, caring homes for children. We recognize that no two adoptions are alike because each set of adoptive parents and birth parent(s) have different needs. Many factors are considered when bringing these lives together through the love of a child. Birth parent(s) and adoptive families choose each other and create an adoption plan according to each person’s needs and desires. Both parties help decide the type of adoption preferred.
We provide confidentiality and the highest quality of individualized service. We are well connected with excellent social workers who collaborate with us in obtaining excellent results and helping us help adoptive and birth parents every step of the way. The adoption finalization hearing held approximately six months after placement is the crowning event. We make this hearing as special as possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
There is a 6-month waiting period after the child is placed in your home. In total it takes approximately 9 months to complete the adoption which includes home studies, pleadings and a finalization hearing.
A licensed social worker from the agency of your choosing will handle the relinquishment of the child at the hospital. Our office will prepare the relinquishment paperwork and petition for adoption. We can give you a referral for a social service agency, if needed.
Yes, you will be required to apply for a criminal history report through the Bureau of Criminal Identification and file a Utah Child Abuse Central Registry request. The adoption agency that you use for the relinquishment usually helps you with this process.
It is an evaluation conducted by a licensed social worker to determine if your home environment is suitable for a child. Two home studies are required, which include a pre-placement and post-placement home study.
Absolutely, you are welcome to bring anyone you desire to invite; extended family, close friends and any others to share the special day with you.