Child Adoption: Costs, Legal Records & Finder's Guide

Adoption processes vary significantly, with options ranging from private arrangements to unsealing closed records. Prospective parents should evaluate the costs and legal requirements, including rules for specific backgrounds.

Can a Felon Adopt a Child?

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Mike Broemmel

If you want to adopt a child, you must make a candid assessment of your particular circumstances. You must consider whether you possess the financial ability to raise a child. You need to appreciate whether there are elements of your history that may render adopting a child difficult or even impossible.

Mike Broemmel began writing in 1982. He is an author/lecturer with two novels on the market internationally, "The Shadow Cast" and "The Miller Moth." Broemmel served on the staff of the White House Office of Media Relations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and political science from Benedictine College and a Juris Doctorate from Washburn University. He also attended Brunel University, London.