{"id":17494,"date":"2025-12-27T07:06:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinewebsolutions.store\/haroldweiser\/?page_id=17494"},"modified":"2025-12-27T11:20:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:20:38","slug":"louisiana-adoption-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlinewebsolutions.store\/haroldweiser\/family-lawyer-new-orleans\/family-law-attorney\/louisiana-adoption-laws\/louisiana-adoption-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Adoption Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17494\" class=\"elementor elementor-17494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6dfeb8 elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d6dfeb8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2169084c elementor-position-inline-start 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class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd28cd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dd28cd8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61238b03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61238b03\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44940cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44940cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Adoption\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4629a44f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4629a44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">Louisiana Adoption Lawyer \u2013 Here at the Weiser Law Firm our adoption lawyers help prospective parents as well as biological parents navigate the adoption process. Our firm focuses on private, intrafamily adoptions and we are knowledgeable in other types of adoption as well. Check out our page for more info on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/haroldweiser.com\/family-divorce-attorney\/louisiana-adoption-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana Adoption Laws.<\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Louisiana Adoption Lawyer on Private Adoption<\/strong><\/h2><p align=\"justify\">A private adoption occurs when the adoptive parent(s) and the biological parent(s) have no familial relationship. It is an arrangement between the adoptive parent(s) and the biological parent(s).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ab4ab7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50ab4ab7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a877580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a877580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinewebsolutions.store\/haroldweiser\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/family-1466262_1920-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlinewebsolutions.store\/haroldweiser\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/family-1466262_1920-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onlinewebsolutions.store\/haroldweiser\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/family-1466262_1920-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/onlinewebsolutions.store\/haroldweiser\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/family-1466262_1920-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/onlinewebsolutions.store\/haroldweiser\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/family-1466262_1920-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/onlinewebsolutions.store\/haroldweiser\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/family-1466262_1920.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44673651 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44673651\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee8c42f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ee8c42f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fd0e80 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42fd0e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">Moreover, private adoptions normally require a contract between both sets of parents. The contract normally includes prenatal issues such as who pays for the pregnancy healthcare. An example is when the adoptive parent(s) agree to pay for all of the hospital expenses related to child birth. Harold E. Weiser, III, is an adoption lawyer in the New Orleans Metro Area who has experience in drafting and executing such contracts. The Weiser Law Firm has experienced Louisiana adoption lawyers available for free phone consultations at 504-358-2273.<\/p><p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/Law.aspx?d=72642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana Laws \u2013 Louisiana State Legislature<\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Louisiana Adoption Lawyer on Intrafamily Adoptions<\/strong><\/h2><p>An intrafamily adoption occurs between family relatives. This type of adoption is sometimes referred as the \u201cstepparent adoption\u201d because it allows stepparents to adopt their spouse\u2019s children. They also apply to uncles, aunts, first cousins, grandparents, step-grandparent, or other family member to the twelfth degree, if the following conditions are met:<\/p><ol><li>The prospective parent is related to the child by blood, adoption, or affinity through a parent who has parental rights.<\/li><li>The future parent is a single person over the age of 18 or a married person whose spouse is a joint petitioner.<\/li><li>The prospective parent has had legal and\/or physical custody of the child for at least six months prior to the filing of the petition.<\/li><\/ol><p>The adoptive parents may be subject to a home study and a background check and other procedural minutia. You need an experienced adoption lawyer to help you navigate your adoption matter. The Weiser Law Firm has Louisiana Adoption Lawyers available for a free phone consultation. 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