Q: A girl is in jail and pregnant and is considering me for adopting her soon to be twins. What do I need to do?
Both parents will be willing to relinquish their rights.
A: Clearly, you should retain an experienced adoption lawyer asap. If the mother is in jail, some arrangements will need to be made so that the twins do not go into state custody when they are born ( I'm assuming the mom is not getting out any time soon). I'm also assuming she is indeed serious about voluntarily surrendering the twins to you when they are born. ( this means signing paperwork and again, if she is in jail, arrangements will have to be made and this can be done for a parent who is incarcerated). its also important to find out very soon who the father is, so some decision can be made about how to terminate his parental rights ( voluntarily by signing a surrender or waiver, or involuntairy by filing a petition to terminate, in other words, serving him with court papers). Thi si snot something that you can handle on your own, you will definitely need an attorney.
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