ADOPTION – Amends existing law to provide that certain legal advice and counseling services be provided to birth parents and to provide for notification of such services.

S 1050 requires prospective adoptive parents to provide birth parents with free legal advice and counseling services at the adoptive parents' expense. The bill mandates at least three pre-placement counseling sessions and six post-placement counseling sessions, to be provided by licensed counselors chosen by the birth parents. It also requires adoptive parents to notify birth parents of these rights when seeking financial assistance exceeding $2,000. This directly affects birth parents in adoption cases and prospective adoptive parents who must cover these costs. The bill clarifies that these counseling services and related expenses are considered charitable gifts, not subject to recovery under certain laws.