As we have written about before, there is so much more to family law than the negativity you see and hear from television, the media, and close friends. A perfect example is adoption. This is easily one of the more heartwarming areas of family law, as countless married couples want and deserve to be parents…
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It is natural to assume divorce is in the family law category by itself. After all, it is a family lawyer’s job to help spouses legally separate from each other, and with 50% of all marriages ending in divorce, it is safe to assume lawyers like us do not have time to handle any cases…
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Open and Closed Adoption – What’s the Difference? – Adoption may be something you’ve been considering for quite some time. Either you are a childless parent, or you have a healthy and growing home and feel a calling to open your doors to another child. Whatever the reason, adoption is an amazing gift – both…
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Can you legally adopt an adult? – We see all the time in movies, on social media, or while watching the news where a child is legally adopted into a loving, caring home. As a family lawyer, I’ve always enjoyed watching this scenario unfold: you have a child who is desperately in need of a…
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Termination Suits (Part II) To round out our blog conversation on a court’s decision to terminate the parent-child relationship, I think it’s important to discuss certain situations where the court may permit a parent whose parental rights have been terminated to have contact with their child. Again, the primary goal of a termination suit is…
Read articleOpen Adoption-Pros and Cons – Giving your child away for adoption, be it for any reason, can be a little tough for birth mothers. Nowadays, the agencies and parents are encouraging open adoptions. However, there have been heated debates between attorneys and agencies on pros and cons of open adoptions. Open adoptions can be both…
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