Single Parent Adoption

Many men and women, young and old, dream of having a child. Sometimes life complications get in the way and prevent a person from having a baby, such as a divorce, separation, or infertility. In other cases, one person may decide that he or she would like to raise a child on her or his own without a partner. Whatever the reason, many people decide to pursue single parent adoption. In the state of Texas, any adult, single or not, may file to adopt a child.

When looking for a prospective parent, there is no background that is considered better than any other. An adoptive parent may be of any age, race, religion, economic background, or housing status. In fact, Texas law prohibits discrimination against someone for adoption based on her or his race or ethnicity. While adoption by married couples is most common, single parent adoptions are increasing in frequency.

One of the most important questions involved in adoption is how the parent plans to care for the child financially. For more married couples, the question may be answered more easily if both spouses are employed and can afford child care, or if one parent earns income and the other stays at home to care for the child. For a single parent, the burden of caring for the child falls on one person. It is important that you are able to show that you will be able to support both yourself and the child on your income.

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Since adoption is a legal process of granting custody, an experienced adoption attorney can be an invaluable resource during the application and adoption process. If you have any questions about single parent adoption in Texas and how to initiate an application to adopt a child, please contact the Austin adoption lawyers of Slater, Kennon & Pugh Ltd.LLP today at 512-472-2431