Relinquishment Services for Attorneys in Oregon and Washington

If you are an attorney representing a birth parent in Oregon or Washington, having a trusted, licensed adoption agency to provide professional relinquishment services is essential. Choice Adoptions offers comprehensive counseling and support for your clients, helping them navigate the emotional and practical aspects of relinquishment while ensuring all necessary documentation is completed accurately.

What is Relinquishment and Why It Matters

Relinquishment is the legal transfer of parental rights, care, and custody of a child to an adoption agency or designated family, allowing the child to be adopted. It is a critical step in the adoption process, and birth parents benefit from guidance and support as they make decisions that are in the child’s best interest. Relinquishment counseling provides birth parents with the resources, clarity, and emotional support needed to navigate this complex process.

How Relinquishment Counseling Supports Birth Parents

Releasing parental rights can be emotionally challenging. Choice Adoptions’ social workers help birth parents process their feelings, understand the legal and practical steps involved, and prepare for both the short-term and long-term aspects of adoption. Counseling also addresses grief and loss for birth parents, adoptive parents, and older children involved in the adoption process. Sessions can be offered both before and after the formal relinquishment, ensuring ongoing support during pregnancy, postpartum, and the placement process.

Why Attorneys Should Partner with Choice Adoptions

Attorneys play a vital role in helping families grow through adoption, but oftentimes, the use of a licensed adoption agency in the state where the birth parent(s) resides is mandatory.  By partnering with Choice Adoptions, attorneys can ensure their clients receive expert, compassionate support throughout the process. Our team handles the review of legal documents, counseling, consultation and signing of documentation, and coordination with all parties involved.  This reduces the administrative burden on attorneys, fulfills the specific state requirements for compliance while providing clients with the care they need.

Choice Adoptions has extensive experience working with attorneys in Oregon and Washington. We provide timely, professional, and confidential services designed to make the relinquishment process as smooth and supportive as possible for your clients.  We would love to work with you too.  We understand that some birth and adoptive parents choose to use an attorney rather than an adoption agency for their adoption, but still need assistance from a licensed agency.  This is where we come in. 

How to Request Relinquishment Services for Your Clients

Attorneys seeking licensed relinquishment services in Oregon and Washington can refer clients directly to Choice Adoptions. Our team coordinates counseling session(s), reviews documentation, and provides ongoing support, ensuring that your clients are guided through each step with care and expertise.  Choice social workers counsel the birth parent(s) through each document before signing and then confirm with the placing agency or attorney that everything is in order before certify mailing the originals.

Due to the differences in each state’s adoption requirements and laws, the fees for these services vary depending on the case. For more information or to request services, visit www.choiceadoptions.org/relinquishment or contact our team directly to get started.