Independent adoption is a legal process by which a parent or guardian having legal and physical custody of a child places the child directly with the adoptive parent(s), instead of having ...

Both birth parents and adoptive parents often prefer independent adoption to agency adoption. This option ensures that each has their own attorney who is looking out for their interests.  ...

A surrogate is a woman who contributes her own egg and carries a child for someone else to raise. She sometimes is referred to as a “traditional surrogate.” A gestational carrier ...

In an adoption there is always the risk that, before parental rights are terminated, a birth mother may change her mind and decide to parent the child. Or, a birth father ...

This is a difficult question to answer, yet understandably a crucial one. Adopting parents will typically pay for their own attorney fees, birth parent legal fees, counseling fees, and some pregnancy-related ...

For those who qualify, the federal government gives a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for adoption expenses, including attorney fees, in all adoptions except stepparent adoptions. The amount of the credit has ...

Linkner Law provides efficient, cost-effective service, well within the national average of fees for these cases. We pride ourselves on “excellence meets affordability.” Depending on the type of case, ...

Yes, we handle adoption and ARTs cases for gay and lesbian clients.

Most Linkner Law clients have a baby in their home within about a year, if not sooner.