These groups can refer you to an attorney who handles adoptions in your area. Contact NAIC for the address and telephone number of your State attorney association. You can contact the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys at P.O. Box 33053, Washington, DC 20033-0053. If you would like to see some resumes of prospective adoptive parents, click here. For a list of attorneys and agencies which work with people across the USA, click here.
Some newspapers carry personal ads from people seeking to adopt.
You call the number in the ad and get to know each other over the telephone. If you think you want to work with the couple, have your attorney call their attorney. The attorneys will work out all the arrangements according to what you and the adoptive parents want and the laws of your State. Your Doctor He or she may know about couples who are seeking a child, and be able to help arrange the adoption. Adoptive Parent Support Groups Parents who have already adopted may know other people seeking to adopt.