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Houston Adoption Attorney

Family law is not all about dissolving marriages and resolving parental disputes. Our family law attorney also helps parents bring a new child into the fold through adoption, or give legal status to a stepparent or relative who seeks to take the reins from an absent or delinquent biological parent.

At Law Thompson, P.C., led by Board-Certified Family Law Specialist Travis Thompson, we are ready to help would-be parents in Texas establish a permanent legal bond with a new child or a stepchild. We also help families who are seeking information about grandparent adoption.

Facilitating Stepparent Adoptions

Not all adoptions follow the stereotypical scenario of a young couple adopting a newborn. Many adoptions  involve stepparents seeking legal status in lieu of a biological parent. These proceedings can be simple or complicated depending on whether the adoption is contested or uncontested. There are two phases of such stepparent adoptions:

  • Termination. This involves the legal mechanism whereby a court will revoke a biological parent’s rights so that a stepparent may claim legal status as the parent. Termination may be allowed in cases where the estranged parent can be shown to have an ongoing problem with addiction or other issues that would make him or her an unreliable or unsafe parent. As one might imagine, the termination phase of an adoption proceeding becomes much more difficult if the biological parent fights to maintain his or her parental status.
  • Adoption. Once the biological parent’s rights have been terminated, the adoption proceeds, wherein the court will investigate whether the new legal parent and/or home environment would present a safe and positive situation for the child in question.

Stepparent adoption confers all the rights and responsibilities to the stepmom or stepdad as if they were the natural parent, including inheritance, decision-making and financial support obligations. Just as importantly, it cements the bond between the stepparent and stepchild.

Other Types of Adoptions We Handle in Texas

Navigating Texas adoption laws requires strict adherence to statutory procedures to ensure your parental rights are legally rock-solid. We provide legal representation across these other adoption pathways:

  • Grandparent & Relative Adoptions: Giving grandparents, aunts, uncles, or adult siblings legal custody and parental authority when biological parents are absent, unfit, or deceased.

  • Private & Independent Adoptions: Assisting families with private placement agreements and legal finalization.

  • Adult Adoptions: Formalizing long-standing parent-child relationships for legal, inheritance, or emotional reasons once the child reaches age 18.

Expand Your Family? Call Us Today.

Call our office at 281-369-8665 to schedule a consultation with an experienced certified family law specialist Travis Thompson. You can also use our contact form to get in touch with our Houston office. We represent clients in Harris County, Montgomery County and surrounding counties.