If you're considering adopting a child, you need an experienced attorney who has the best interest of children and families at heart. The law office of Minneapolis, Minnesota adoption and assisted reproduction law attorney Suzanne Born, helps families negotiate the legal hurdles that arise in the course of an adoption and assisted reproduction. 

Preparation and informed planning are crucial in your interactions with adoption agencies, birth parents, traditional surragotes, gestational carriers, egg and sperm donors.  Bringing a new life into your home is not a simple matter. The law has created safeguards to ensure the child’s best interests are preserved.  As your attorney, I shepherd you through the process, advising and counseling you in regard to interactions with agencies and the court.

To learn more about my practice and what I can do for you, please contact me today for a free consultation.  I represent adoption clients throughout Minnesota including Albert Lea, Alexandria, Anoka, Apple Valley, Austin, Brainerd, Bemidji, Bloomington, Burnsville, Buffalo, Chaska, Crookston, Fairmont, Faribault, Fergus Falls, Hastings, Hutchinson, Lakeville, Mankato, Marshall, Minneapolis, New Ulm, Owatonna, Red wing, Shakopee, St. Cloud, St. Paul, St. Peter, Stillwater, Waseca, Willmar, and Winona.

I represent Assisted Reproduction Law Intended Parents throughout the world, who are working with gestational carriers and traditional surragotes residing Minnesota.

What Your Family Will Need to Know

Adoption and assisted reproduction create a new parent-child relationship. #160; As your attorney, I will advise and represent you in regard to the following:

•  Adoption  
    Agency Adoption
    Co-parent Adoption
    Contested Adoption 
    Direct Placement Adoption
    Foreign Adoption 
    Independent Adoption
    Indian child Welfare Act (ICWA)
    International Adoption 
    Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (ICPC)
    Open Adoption
    Relative Adoption 
    Second Parent Adoption
    Step-parent Adoption

   

•  Assisted Reproduction Law
    Embryo Donation Agreements
    Gestational Carrier Agreements
    Paternity/Maternity Orders
    Surrogacy Agreements

   

• Birth Parents

Preparing for Your New Family Member

To finalize an adoption, a number of issues must be addressed.  As your Minnesota adoption attorney, I ensure all steps are taken to finalize:

• Draft all Court pleadings
• Putative father registry search
• Birth certification application
• Certificate of adoption
• Birth parent consents
• Termination of birth parents parental rights
• Immigration in international adoptions
• Requirements of the Interstate Compact On the Placement of Children
• Indian Child Welfare Act

My Commitment to Families

As a Minnesota adoption and assisted reproduction law attorney, I take great joy and pride in helping children find loving environments in which they and their new parents can flourish.  As an independent, private attorney, I personally review all work prepared in my office.  I personally conduct and complete all the work associated with your case so you never have to worry about being uninformed.

If you’d like more information about how I can help you adopt a child, contact my office today for a free consultation.  Located in Minneapolis, I represent adoption clients throughout Minnesota including Albert Lea, Alexandria, Anoka, Apple Valley, Austin, Brainerd, Bemidji, Bloomington, Burnsville, Buffalo, Chaska, Crookston, Fairmont, Faribault, Fergus Falls, Hastings, Hutchinson, Lakeville, Mankato, Marshall, Minneapolis, New Ulm, Owatonna, Red wing, Shakopee, St. Cloud, St. Paul, St. Peter, Stillwater, Waseca, Willmar, and Winona.

Suzanne Born
Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Law
2440 Brookridge Avenue
Golden Valley, Minnesota5 5422
Telephone: (763) 231-9600
suazanneborn@mindspring.com