Adoption is a wonderful process -- a person or couple opens their home and heart to a new child who needs a family. The process can be complex in Florida, and an attorney is often a quintessential aide in navigating adoption.Who can adopt a child? In Florida, adults...
A stepparent may want to adopt his or her stepchild and make the child one's own. However, in order for this adoption to move forward, the stepparent needs to gain consent from both biological parents.Let's say, for example, that a man gets married to a woman with two...
It's not a good time to be an adoptive parent in the United States.Increasingly, the odds of an easy adoption are getting slimmer and slimmer -- and this is giving rise to both dashed hopes and adoption fraud. Part of the problem is that there are more restrictions on...
All kinds of unique situations can come up within a family. Sometimes, situations arise which lead a person to want to adopt one of their relatives.Here in Florida, there are special rules related to relative adoptions. Under these rules, such adoptions are subject to...
As excited as you may be about the adoption process, don't overlook the fact that this can be a challenging and somewhat tricky process. This isn't mean to scare you away. It's meant to show you that there are many steps you need to take as you move through the court...
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has named November as Florida Adoption Month. With the help of the Florida Department of Children and Families, Scott has initiated the "30 Days of Amazing Children" campaign.Every day of the month, the Florida Department of Children and...
It seems to be human nature to want to protect children from harm, especially when those children are particularly vulnerable. Because adoption hearings are held privately, people in Florida may have taken for granted that the law was looking out for children....
An unusual case has sparked debate in Florida and elsewhere, as one state's courts delve into the definition of what it means to be a parent. The matter has led to the halt of one couple's step-parent adoption while the issue is sorted out in court. The outcome of the...
After a lengthy and difficult legal battle, a father has been reunited with his daughter, and he is working to establish a bond with the child he temporarily lost due to a wrongful adoption. The case has garnered headlines in Florida and across the nation, and it is...
Most Floridians would likely agree that parents provide the building blocks upon which a child learns, develops, grows and achieves in life. Additionally, having a strong and stable family structure helps provide the tools a child needs to succeed in school and,...
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