Our team is skilled, compassionate, and responsive; working closely with our clients to take the right steps towards their goal of adoption.
Adoption is one of the best ways to create a lasting bond with a child you wish to care for permanently. While the process can be long and arduous, the end reward is welcoming a new member into your family. An experienced family law attorney can help ensure the adoption process is smooth and seamless.
At Reich, Jumbeck, Stole & Reeb, LLP, our team has over five decades of combined experience assisting clients with adoptions in Will County and Grundy County. Our full-service staff of attorneys and paralegals delivers high-quality service and personalized attention to each case we handle. We are skilled, compassionate, and responsive, working closely with our clients to deliver practical solutions that address their needs and achieve their goals.
We assist clients with various types of adoptions within Northern Illinois courts. If your adoption is filed in either of these counties, our legal team is ready to help.
With our extensive experience and strategic approach, we empower our clients to move forward confidently, securing their best interests and laying the foundation for a new chapter in their lives.
Adoption Takes Many Forms
Adopting a child directly from the birth parents is generally done in one of two ways. If the birth parents and adoptive parents know each other and/or there is information exchanged between the two, it is considered an “open” adoption. If the birth parents and adoptive parents wish to remain anonymous to one another, the adoption is considered “closed.” Closed adoptions are typically done through an agency placement, while open adoptions are typically done privately. You may also choose to adopt from birth parents after providing foster care for a child.
If the parents of a child become deceased, incapacitated or otherwise unable to care for the child, a relative such as a grandparent, aunt or uncle may want to step in and permanently care for the child. Step-parents that want to establish a firmer bond with their step-child, and take on the accompanying legal responsibility, may also decide that adoption is their best option.
To qualify for an adoption in Illinois, the adoptive parent(s) must be at least 21 years old and undergo an extensive background check and home study to verify legal capacity to adopt. Depending on the circumstance, the process can take several months or longer to complete. Once the adoption is final, the child receives a new birth certificate and obtains the same legal rights to property and care as a natural child.
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Mikal Stole and RJSR are the only divorce attorneys I recommend. Mikal is very good at his job and represents his clients ruthlessly. He also contacts his clients back very quickly but is not one to waste time either (not every email sent needs a response). He will be my first and only call if I ever needed an attorney again. You will not regret it if you retain him to represent you!
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In a matter where I needed the very best, Greg Jumbeck and the team at RJSR answered the bell and did not let up until my case was resolved. Working as a team, RJSR attorneys are incredibly thorough, know the laws, and because this is all they do, have unparalleled experience understanding how the judges they appear before every single day will apply the law in any situation. They are efficient, honest, and realistic about the results you can expect. As an attorney myself, I can honestly say they are who I would (and did) choose for myself to represent me with literally everything on the line - they are truly the "lawyer's lawyers." Highly recommend.
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Reich, Jumbeck, Stole & Reeb were recommended to me by a friend when I initiated my divorce. I was terrified of leaving. However, after my consultation with Tim Reeb, I knew everything was going to be okay. Mr. Reeb was extremely professional and knowledgable. He relentlessly pursued my case and fought for the best interest of both me and my children. My case was very contentious and Mr. Reeb never once let me down. He was sensitive to my situation and calmed my fears over and over again. I ended up with more than I thought possible. I highly recommend Tim Reeb and his firm, especially for difficult and/or high conflict family situations.
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