We know a young lady who has said she wants to terminate her parental rights and have her 14 month old child put up for adoption. However, she has a particular person in mind to adopt her child. We live in Florida and I've always thought you have to have a home study and go through a lot of hoops. Is an adoption this simple or easy?

Both should have attorneys to guide them through the legal aspects of private adoption. It isn't just putting the baby out there and saying you have someone who you like. It doesn't work that way.

What a shame the little one has to be treated this way.

An adoption has to be approved by a court of law. That doesn't mean, however, that the bio parents can't choose who the adoptive parents will be. But the adoption still has to go through a court and the court may demand home study and other qualifications.

As noted, both parties need legal representation.

There are lots of questions here, like where is the father? The father needs to be consulted. The young lady will only be allowed to terminate her rights as part of an adoption. .

In private adoptions it works this way all the time, both the babies mother and father have to sign for the adoption.