Gaurdian ad Litems play a vital role in investigating and representing the best interests of minors in custody matters. What should you expect from a GAL representing a child in your care? Attorney Sam McLure …
Private Adoption Considerations: The Role of a Guardian ad Litem
Attorney Ben DuPré of The Adoption Law Firm considers the role of a Guardian ad Litem in private adoptions. https://youtu.be/Tl1mJqfoDZE?feature=shared …
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One Thousand Two Hundred and Forty-Three Days… and Worth the Wait
On a beautiful Monday morning in April, a little boy became the legal family of the parents who have been loving and protecting him for years. We truly look up to our clients. They demonstrate sacrificial love in a way that is patient, tenacious, …
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Alabama Adoption Home Study Requirements
The home study is an crucial step in the adoption process, required for all adoptions, even related adoptions. Learn a bit more about what is required in both related and non-related adoption home studies with Attorney Sam …
New Alabama Law Brings New Adoptive Parent Benefit: Paid Parental Leave
There are few moments in life more sweet than when you bring home a new little bundle of joy – whether birthed or adopted. Children are a blessing, but the smaller they are the more work they require! Having paid time off from work to focus on …
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Writing a Letter of Reference for an Adoption
Have you been asked to write a letter of reference for an adoptive family? Your participation in this process is both a great honor and a great responsibility. If you would like some guidance, this video is for …
TPR Denied: Is there any hope on appeal?
Our American system of government is not shocked when a trial court judge makes a wrong decision. In fact, our American systems assumes that judges will make bad decisions, and not infrequently. If you've had a foster child in your home for over a …
What is Adoption? History and Doctrine of Orphan Care and Adoption
Today in some circles, adoption is disparaged. Families seeking to care for orphans through foster care and adoption are viewed with suspicion. In some instances, adoptive parents are even likened to slave holders - the oppressor of children and …
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Welcoming Ben DuPré to The Adoption Law Firm
No child is an accident. As American poet Carl Sandburg put it, "A baby is God's opinion that life should go on." God in His benevolent providence doesn't make accidents — He makes miracles. And every child is a God-given miracle. "Behold," Psalm …
