Adoption Options

          The purpose of this section is to describe the programs that FCCA offers, and to give some general information about other adoption topics. This is general information only and is based on California law at the time it was written. The laws and regulations for different states may be quite different from what is represented here. Even the laws in California change frequently, so do not rely on anything in this section as legal advice for your specific situation, which should be obtained from an attorney with specific expertise in adoptions, such as the attorneys who belong to the Academy of California Adoption Lawyers and the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys

         If you want to know whether FCCA can help you, please contact us for a free and confidential initial consultation. You can use the Contact Us link above to send an email, or call any of our branch offices listed on that page. Meanwhile, browse through the following sections to learn about our programs and general information about adoption in California.

PROGRAMS AT FCCA:

California Waiting Child Program ("aka fos-adopt")

International Adoption 

Private Agency (relinquishment) Adoption

Independent Adoption

GENERAL ADOPTION INFORMATION:

Payment of Birth Parent Expenses

Open Adoption and Post-adoption Contact Agreements

Interstate placements

Adoption Subsidies 

Step-parent Adoption

Adoption by Legal Guardians

Adoption by Foster Parents

Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights