ADOPTION & ART ATTORNEYS IN MARYLAND, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA & VIRGINIA
HELPING BUILD FAMILIES
Modern Family Formation Law Office works with prospective intended and adoptive parents, from helping them choose a path to parenthood to finalizing their parentage through court order or adoption. Having experienced, client-centered attorneys guide you through this journey minimizes risks and reduces potential problems.
Adoption and collaborative reproduction (surrogacy and donors) are both exciting and stressful. For prospective parents considering adoption or assisted reproductive technology (ART) as a means to achieving their family-building goals, there are many steps to work through and details to consider. Having an attorney assist you can minimize stress and identify the path forward that works best for you. Each method of family building takes time, patience and persistence, but the end result is rewarding.
The Modern Family Formation Law Office team is client centered.
Our team of attorneys has decades of collective experience. We can guide you through your journey, help minimize risks and ensure you are making informed decisions each step of the way. Our firm provides cohesive
adoption and
ART services to clients locally, across the country and around the globe. We work collaboratively with clients, agencies, clinics and programs to provide smooth, efficient legal services as clients build their families. Handling adoption and ART in all three local jurisdictions, our experience is unmatched. To arrange a consultation, complete our short
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ADOPTION PROCESS
ART
Our team provides intended parents with a wide range of services, from finding a surrogacy program and negotiating legal contracts to obtaining a birth order to confirm parentage. Our attorneys provide consultation on advertising for and interviewing gestational carriers and will assist you through the legal and court process. MORE →
LGBT
Our Modern Family Formation Team handles LGBTQ+ legal issues within adoption and ART. Our attorneys have handled legal issues involving the LGBTQ+ community for decades, including but not limited to second-parent adoptions, donor agreements and parentage matters across Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. MORE →
EXPECTANT & BIRTH PARENTS
We represent expectant parents in adoptions too! If you are an expectant or birth parent, we can explain the options available for locating a family or agency and advocate for you throughout the adoption process. We offer a free phone consultation to expectant and birth parents who are considering adoption. MORE →
SURROGACY & GESTATIONAL CARRIERS
Once matched through a coordinating or pairing program, our attorneys represent gestational carriers in the negotiation of their legal contracts with intended parents. Representing gestational carriers for decades, our team will review and clarify the legal terms of the contract, negotiate changes you need and explain the court process. MORE →
SAME-SEX COUPLES & ADOPTION
If you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community and thinking about growing or building your family, contact us about the process for second-parent adoption in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Second-parent adoption is recommended to all parents in same-sex relationships in order to secure their parental rights. A birth certificate is a presumption of parentage, but the adoption is a judicial determination. MORE →