If you are interested in private infant adoption in North Charleston, South Carolina, American Adoptions is here to help. Call 1-800-ADOPTION or request free adoption information online today to learn more about our agency and services. And, should you choose our agency, we are happy to connect you to all the resources that you’ll need to adopt a child or place a child for adoption in North Charleston right here.

Still considering your options? Find a list of local professionals below to help you get started:

North Charleston Adoption Agencies

By working with a national adoption agency like American Adoptions, you’re able to complete every step of your domestic adoption in North Charleston with just one adoption professional. However, you have many choices when it comes to your adoption professional, and it is always up to you to choose the adoption agency that can best meet your needs. Adoption agencies that can help prospective birth and adoptive parents in North Charleston include:

• American Adoptions

• Lifeline Children’s Services

Foster Care Agencies in N. Charleston

While American Adoptions is only able to complete private domestic infant adoptions, foster care adoption in North Charleston is another family-building method that prospective parents might consider. To adopt through foster care in North Charleston, get in touch with any of the following local agencies:

• Neighbor to Family, Inc.

• Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth

• South Carolina Department of Social Services

Agencies for International Adoption in North Charleston

Hopeful parents who are interested in adopting a child from another country must work with an adoption agency that specializes in international adoptions. North Charleston adoption agencies that can assist you with your intercountry adoption include:

• Lifeline Children’s Services

• Nightlight Christian Adoptions

North Charleston Adoption Lawyers

North Charleston adoption attorneys educate prospective birth and adoptive parents through the various legal steps of the South Carolina adoption process, such as adoption consent and finalization. Although American Adoptions connects prospective birth and adoptive parents to the legal counsel they’ll need for their adoption in North Charleston, any of the following local attorneys may also be able to help you:

• The Law Offices of James Fletcher Thompson, LLC

• Laree A. Hensley, Attorney at Law

• Lowndes & Barrett, LLC

• The Curry Law Firm

• Keith Bolus, Attorney at Law

• Callihan Syracuse, Attorneys at Law

Home Study Providers in North Charleston

A home study conducted by a South Carolina-licensed provider is required for any person who hopes to adopt a child in North Charleston. For your North Charleston home study, contact any of these South Carolina-licensed home study providers.

Hospitals for Maternity Health and Delivery in North Charleston

The creation of a hospital plan is an important step in the adoption process for expectant mothers who are working with American Adoptions on their adoption plan. Your personal hospital plan will include where you want to go for your prenatal health care and delivery.

You may want to consider any of the following North Charleston maternity hospitals for your hospital plan:

• MUSC Women’s Care in North Charleston
  3210 Landmark Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418
  843-876-0880

• MUSC North Charleston
  8992 University Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29406
  843-876-0880

• Trident Medical Center
  9330 Medical Plz Dr., Charleston, SC 29406
  843-797-7000

• Summerville Medical Center
  295 Midland Pkwy, Summerville, SC 29485
  843-832-5000

Local Courts for Finalizing an Adoption in N. Charleston, SC

An adoption finalization in South Carolina falls under the jurisdiction of the local family courts. For North Charleston adoptions, your adoption finalization will occur in your county’s courthouse, which you can find more information about below:

• Berkeley County

• Charleston County

• Dorchester County

You can learn more about adoption in North Charleston, SC, with American Adoptions by calling 1-800-ADOPTION now.

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