Adoptions

Agency adoptions occur when a child is placed with the agency for adoption after the rights of the birth parents are terminated either by the consent of the birth parents or by a permanent commitment of custody order from a juvenile court. Since the Agency has custody of the child, the Agency decides who may adopt the child.

Private adoptions are usually facilitated by an adoption attorney or private organization. The attorney meets with the birth parent to determine how best to achieve the birth parent's goals in terms of how the adoption is handled, the type of adoptive family the birth parent would prefer, and the timeline. The attorney's fee is usually covered by the adoptive family during the finalization of the adoption.

Whether its a private placement, agency, step-parent,grandparent, or relative adoption you are seeking, Kokensparger & Ryan, LLC can help you achieve your goals.

While Steven Kokensparger has handled step-parent and grandparent adoptions, Corinne Ryan has made adoption work a focal point of her practice. In fact, Corinne was recently involved in two high profile adoption cases argued before the Ohio Supreme Court in recent years.

Pre-Marital and Life Planning Services

At Kokensparger & Ryan, LLC, we offer numerous options in developing prenuptial agreements that are tailored to suit the needs of the individual client.

We also prepare cohabitation and co-parenting agreements for same-sex unions and those who are not planning to marry so that their rights are protected to the fullest extent provided by law.

Divorce, Dissolutions, and Legal Separations