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Adoption requires written consent from the biological parents, two adult relatives if the parents are deceased, the child's guardian if the parents are unknown, any person having physical or legal custody of the child (other than a foster parent), the social worker who placed the child in foster care, and the child, if ...

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.

All potential adoptive parents must first be approved to adopt through the home study process. This process includes FBI fingerprinting, criminal background checks and more. If you've been convicted of a felony, you won't automatically be prevented from adopting in Mississippi.

Believing it to be in the best interest of my child, I do hereby give my consent freely and voluntarily to said adoption, relinquish all my rights, if any, and claims to said child, and agree that from the date of the Decree of Adoption said child shall, to all legal intents and purposes, be the child of the ...

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.