What are the different types of adoptions available in Texas?
Texas permits both private and agency adoptions. Private adoptions are often referred to as independent adoptions. In an agency adoption the prospective adoptive parents will apply with the agency and wait for the agency to notify them that they have been selected to parent a particular child. The agency will locate the birth mother. The agency will then act as an intermediary between the birth parents and the adoptive couple. The agency will deal with the birth parents and make all of the arrangements to facilitate the adoption. In a private adoption you will have to actually locate a birth mother who is willing to place her child for adoption. Although attorneys can arrange adoptions in other states, in Texas an attorney can not locate a birth mother for adoptive parents. back to top..
