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Is it cheaper to do stepparent adoption without a lawyer?

1 min readHelping families since 2001State requirements vary

Yes — significantly cheaper. Hiring a family law attorney for stepparent adoption typically costs $2,500-$5,000 or more. Our document preparation service is $349 for one child, and we have helped over 34,000 families complete their adoptions without an attorney. You save thousands by filing the documents yourself with our step-by-step guidance. Our forms have a 100% court acceptance rate.

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Published by Douglas Brown & the StepParent Adoption 360 team

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