Adopting a child through Adoptions of Wisconsin, from start to finish.

A stepparent adoption is the adoption of a child by the spouse of the biological parent.

 
 

Even if you are married and both parents’ names are on your child’s birth certificate, a confirmatory adoption goes further in protecting your legal relationship with your child and is recommended by such organizations as the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and Lambda Legal

Any biological (“blood”) relative or person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great, or great-great, whether by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, or the spouse of any person named in this subsection, even if the marriage is terminated by death or divorce

In an independent adoption, the expectant/birth parents and adoptive parents locate each other outside of Adoptions of Wisconsin (AOW)

When a child is adopted into or from another state

If you are pursuing an adoption through a national agency, or an agency in another state, Adoptions of Wisconsin is able to conduct your Wisconsin home study