Second Parent Adoption
This post is mostly a rant.
My (29 F) wife (33 F) conceived via known donor in November, we are expecting our son at the end of July and are over the moon about it. The KD will have no rights to our son and we are comfortable and confident with that decision.
We finally had our attorney meeting today (she had to push us out a few months because of a heavy case load mostly due to an influx of cases as a result of the current administration).
While I totally understand the need for second parent adoption and the protections it provides, I just wish we were further along as a society. The cost is asinine. Truly. We have been saving for this but to hear the numbers is staggering.
I guess what I am trying to say is that I wish we could just live in the excitement of welcoming our baby rather than thinking about the steps we have to take legally and costs we are incurring. Just feels like a lot today.