Today was a special, historic and beautiful day. A day filled with joy, love and hope. Today we finalized the first same-sex married couple adoption in the Eighth Judicial Circuit. I had the honor to represent George and Jason, a loving couple who has been together...
The Adoption Tax Credit was recently made permanent by the legislation Congress passed to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” Congress can still choose to alter the credit in the future with legislation but the credit no longer has to be renewed and revisited each year. The...
Where to Start? Part 2 Adoptive Families often find the beginning of the adoption process overwhelming and intimidating. If you have experienced infertility, it is very important that you first grieve this loss sufficiently before jumping into an adoption. The next...
Many birth mothers who contact me begin our conversation by stating, “I just didn’t know where to begin.” Thanks to the Internet and the relatively new but increasingly frequent appearance of adoption in our popular culture, adoption is now part of our regular...
This month marks the year anniversary of the Florida District Court’s finding that the Florida ban on gay adoption is unconstitutional. Hundreds of children who were languishing in foster care have been adopted by gay families during this year. A Christian and...
