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Plain explanations of the parts that are the same everywhere. For your state's rules, see the state pages.
- How private domestic adoption works, step by stepSeven checkpoints, in the order most families meet them. Each one ends when a specific thing is done, not on a date.
- What an adoption attorney doesEven with an agency, an attorney is often part of a private adoption. Here is what that role usually covers.
- Questions to ask before you startBring these to a first call with an agency or attorney. Write the answers down so you can compare.
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