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If the parent does not respond or do anything, then the process takes less time (usually in the 3 to 6 months timeframe). If the parent hires an attorney and a lengthy trial is required, expect closer to 1 year for the process to conclude.

In fact, many parents adopt children at little or no cost through the Mississippi foster care system. Expenses totaling $1,000 to $5,000 can be subsidized or reimbursed. Adopting through a private agency in Mississippi can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $40,000, depending on your agency location and fees.

The adoptive parents file a petition for adoption in the county chancery court where they live or where the child was born, abandoned, or currently lives, including a foster home or institution.

Follow these steps to file for an adoption: Fill out the forms. You have to fill out at least 4 forms to start your case, maybe more. File the forms. Turn in your completed forms by mail, efiling, or in person to the Clerk of Court. Give documents to the judge and the Child Welfare Agency.

Filing Court Petitions If you were adopted, you may petition the court to open sealed adoption records. Whether this is successful may depend on the state, the judge, the reason given for the request, and other factors. Medical necessity will be the most successful reason used.

Many Mississippi children are waiting to be part of a family. Every child listed on the Heart Gallery is legally free for adoption. Some of the children have special educational, emotional, or medical needs; this information is confidential and does not appear in the children's descriptions.