For more than 25 years, Hausmann & Hickman, P.A. has devoted its entire practice to adoption and reproductive law. That singular focus is why birth mothers and adoptive families along the Treasure Coast turn to our Jensen Beach adoption attorneys when they need answers they can rely on. We combine legal precision with genuine compassion, because adoption is never only a court file; it is a turning point in several lives at once.

Our firm maintains offices in Lake Worth, in Palm Beach County, and in Plantation, in Broward County, and from those locations we serve families throughout Florida, Martin County and the Treasure Coast included. Clients in Jensen Beach work with us as easily as clients around the corner from our offices, and birth mothers can contact our team at any hour.

Private Adoption in Jensen Beach

The heart of private adoption in Jensen Beach is a placement program our firm designed to connect birth mothers with adoptive families quietly, respectfully, and without involvement from the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). It is a personal process rather than an institutional one. The birth mother examines prospective families and chooses the one she trusts, and she alone decides how much communication she wants during the pregnancy and what contact should look like after the baby is born.

Nothing about that support costs a birth mother anything; all of our services to her are free. For adoptive parents, private adoption in Jensen Beach means the legal work, the match, and the finalization are coordinated by one experienced team, with each step explained before it arrives.

Jensen Beach, FL

Jensen Beach pairs the easy rhythm of a coastal community with a small-town downtown where shopkeepers greet regulars by name. Between mornings on the sand and evenings on the main street, it is a place built for families, and a place where personal news tends to travel quickly. That is precisely why the privacy built into our process resonates here: a birth mother in Jensen Beach can make her plan without an audience, and an adoptive couple can prepare for a child on their own timetable.

We have found that families drawn to communities like Jensen Beach often want the same things from their attorneys that they want from their town: honesty, familiarity, and steadiness. Those are the qualities our Jensen Beach adoption attorneys bring to every case along this stretch of coast.

The Path Through a Private Adoption in Jensen Beach

Below is the shape most private adoptions take for our Jensen Beach clients, stage by stage:

  • Getting acquainted: A confidential consultation where we learn what brought you to adoption and outline the legal road ahead under Florida law.
  • The birth mother’s plan: She selects the adoptive family and states her wishes for communication before delivery and contact afterward.
  • Matching privately: Our placement program introduces the birth mother and adoptive family in a protected, confidential setting, free of DCF involvement.
  • Satisfying the law: We prepare and file the required consents and documents, confirming full compliance with Florida adoption statutes.
  • Standing before the judge: We walk the adoptive family through finalization, the hearing that makes the child legally and permanently theirs.

Board Certified Jensen Beach Adoption Attorneys

Board certification in adoption law is held by only a select number of attorneys in Florida, and it reflects demonstrated mastery of adoption and reproductive law. Our firm carries that credential, along with a record that includes helping create over a thousand families through adoption and surrogacy statewide. Partner Amy U. Hickman, a Board Certified Adoption Lawyer, was named the Florida Bar’s 2011 Board Certified Attorney of the Year and received the 2008 Congressional Angel in Adoption award.

Credentials aside, what most clients remember is the way we practice. Our Jensen Beach adoption attorneys represent LGBTQ+ couples, single parents, and out-of-state residents with equal care, and we take on stepparent, relative, adult, and interstate adoptions as well as gestational surrogacy agreements when families need them.

Speak with an Adoption Attorney Serving Jensen Beach

One phone call can replace weeks of uncertainty. Dial 561-732-7030 or use our contact page to reach an adoption attorney serving Jensen Beach; we will listen to your situation, lay out your options, and let you set the pace. Every word you share stays strictly confidential, and birth mothers can reach us around the clock.

Jensen Beach Adoption FAQs

How does your placement program work?

Our private placement program matches birth mothers with adoptive families directly through our firm. The birth mother reviews families, makes her choice, and the entire match happens confidentially, without DCF participation.

Can a birth mother stay in contact after the birth?

She can if she wishes. The level of contact after birth, like the communication before it, is her decision, and we help document those preferences so everyone shares the same expectations.

Is everything really confidential?

Yes. Strict confidentiality covers every conversation with our office and every stage of the placement, which is one of the main reasons families choose private adoption in Jensen Beach.

Do you handle matters besides newborn adoption?

We do. Stepparent and relative adoptions, adult adoption, interstate placements under the ICPC, gestational surrogacy agreements, and adoption litigation are all part of our practice.

Serving Jensen Beach and Nearby Communities

Hausmann & Hickman, P.A. serves the whole of Martin County and the Treasure Coast from our Palm Beach and Broward County offices. Explore these related pages: