Plantation is more than a city we serve; it is where our Broward County office makes its home, at 8201 Peters Rd., Suite 1000, Plantation, FL 33324. From that office, the team at Hausmann & Hickman, P.A. practices adoption and reproductive law exclusively, welcoming adoptive families and birth mothers who live minutes away. If you have been searching for Plantation adoption attorneys you could actually sit down with, the search can end just off Peters Road.
Having counsel this close changes the experience of private adoption in Plantation. Expectant mothers can talk with us face to face without arranging a trek across the county, and hopeful parents can stop in as their case progresses. As always, birth mothers pay nothing for our services, and every discussion inside or outside our office stays strictly confidential.
Plantation, FL
Central Broward’s tree-lined streets find their fullest expression in Plantation, a suburban city shaded by mature oaks and organized around parks, schools, and neighborhoods where children actually play outside. The city balances residential calm with a healthy commercial corridor, letting residents work, shop, and raise families without leaving town. It is easy to see why so many adoptive parents want to give a child a Plantation upbringing. For expectant mothers weighing their options, that same neighborly setting can make a sensitive decision feel a little less lonely.
We chose this community for our Broward office for those same reasons, along with its position at the county’s crossroads. Sitting near major routes, Plantation lets us receive families from every direction while remaining, first and foremost, neighbors to the people who live here.
Private Adoption in Plantation
Private adoption in Plantation follows a philosophy of personal choice carried out with legal exactness. Our private adoption placement program introduces birth mothers to adoptive families in a protected, confidential setting, and it functions entirely apart from the Florida Department of Children and Families.
What distinguishes the program is where it places authority. The birth mother decides which family will adopt her child, how much the two households communicate while she is pregnant, and what form any contact takes after delivery. Around-the-clock availability means her questions never wait until morning, and no invoice is ever addressed to her. Families adopting through the program appreciate that its foundation is her informed, voluntary decision, made freely and documented with care.
Experienced Plantation Adoption Attorneys
Adoption law rewards those who commit to it completely, and complete commitment has been our position for more than 25 years. Over that span, the firm’s attorneys have assisted in creating upward of a thousand families through adoption and surrogacy across Florida. Board certification in adoption law, held by only a select number of attorneys statewide, confirms the mastery behind that record.
Partner Amy U. Hickman exemplifies the firm’s standing: a Board Certified Adoption Lawyer, the Florida Bar’s 2011 Board Certified Attorney of the Year, and a fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. When Plantation families visit us in Suite 1000, this is the depth of experience waiting for them.
Steps in a Plantation Private Adoption
A private adoption in Plantation typically proceeds through five stages, each one building directly on the one before:
- Meet with us in Plantation: An initial consultation, in person at our office or by phone, where we hear your story and explain Florida’s requirements.
- Build the plan: The birth mother constructs her adoption plan, choosing the family and describing the communication and contact she wants before and after the birth.
- Match confidentially: Our placement program unites birth mother and adoptive family privately, without DCF at any point.
- Satisfy Florida requirements: Consents, disclosures, and filings are completed exactly, in keeping with each requirement of Florida law.
- Finalize before the court: The final judgment issues, and the family becomes permanent under Florida law.
Talk with a Plantation Adoption Attorney
Rarely can a family meet its adoption lawyers this close to home. Our door at 8201 Peters Rd., Suite 1000 opens onto the same community you live in, and we would be glad to welcome you there for a confidential conversation about your future.
Give us a call at 561-732-7030 to schedule time with a Plantation adoption attorney, or reach out through our contact page if writing feels easier. Whichever way you connect, discretion is absolute from the first word.
Plantation Adoption Attorneys: Your Questions Answered
Are birth mothers ever billed for your services?
No, not for anything. Guidance, supportive resources, and our constant availability are all provided to birth mothers free of charge, from the first call through finalization.
Who decides which family adopts the baby?
The birth mother does. Selecting the adoptive family is her right in private adoption in Plantation, together with deciding the communication and contact she wants before and after the birth.
How quickly can an adoption be completed?
No two adoptions run on the same clock. Because timelines depend on each family’s circumstances, we focus on preparing you for your journey rather than promising dates we cannot guarantee.
Do clients come to you from beyond Plantation?
All the time. Though our Broward office anchors us here, we represent families throughout Florida, including single parents, LGBTQ+ couples, and out-of-state residents.
Serving Plantation and Nearby Communities
From our home base in Plantation, our practice radiates across Broward County and beyond. These nearby pages may also help:
