In Episode #4 we talk about Foster Care Adoption and what all that means or requires. We hope you'll subscribe on Apple or Spotify and share with your friends! You can also go to our website (www.theadoptionfirm.com) and click on Podcast and all …
Alabama Children Need Families
As we begin 2021, we want to let you know some statistics about children in Alabama. The state Department of Human Resources reports that there are currently more than 6345 children in foster care. Can you believe that? More than 6,000! However, …
An Open Letter to a Chinese Birth Mom
(in honor of Sanctity of Human Life Sunday this past week 1/17/21) I know we have never met, but I feel like I know you. I have prayed for you more times than I could count, though I don’t know your name or what you look like. I imagine that you are …
Birth Parent Rights in Adoption
Welcome to episode 3! We tackle the topic of birth parent rights in adoptions in this episode. We hope you will subscribe to our podcast - we are up and running on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We have more episodes coming and we’d love to …
DHR may enjoy immunity for its actions—if it acts in good faith.
Ex Parte Smith, Alabama Supreme Court, September 4, 2020 Under the Alabama Code, agents of the Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) enjoy a kind of immunity for their actions. The law says that an agent “shall not be liable for any civil damages as …
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Sometimes, a trial court’s failure to hear a party’s postjudgment motion can lead to reversal on appeal.
M.R.E. v. M.J.E., Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, September 11, 2020 Trial courts often decide not to have a hearing when one party challenges its decision in a postjudgment motion. Parties who have gone through the trial process can become so …
How Do You Fund an Adoption?
Our first episode was about the costs of adoption, so naturally the next question is how to fund that. Sam McLure, Esq., goes through some options with Michele Willis who is also an adoptive parent. We hope you will subscribe to our …
When Biological Parents Move to Another State under Custody Agreement
When biological parents move from state to state, it is particularly important for juvenile courts to make sure they have initial and continuing jurisdiction over their children. C.H. v. Lamar County DHR, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, October 16, …
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Don’t Risk Having a Child Custody Case Overturned on Appeal
Parties in child custody cases must be certain that their juvenile court makes every necessary ruling, or risk having their judgment overturned on appeal. E.H. v. Calhoun County Department of Human Resources, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, October …
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