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Introducing Associate Attorney Morgan Broyles

May 23, 2022 //  by Sam McLure

We are so pleased to introduce new our attorney Morgan Broyles. Morgan was raised in Tyler, TX and has recently returned home from her adventures, after attending undergraduate at Texas A&M University and Liberty University School of Law in …

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Passion for Adoption Featured in The Alabama Lawyer

May 16, 2022 //  by Sam McLure

We have been waiting for this for quite some time, and are so excited to share with you this special adoption edition of The Alabama Lawyer. The Adoption Edition includes contributions from some of the State's most passionate and committed …

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Happy Adoption Day!

March 30, 2022 //  by Sam McLure

Happy Adoption Day to one of our favorite families!   The Probate Courts of Alabama have original jurisdiction over adoptions. Every county has a Probate Judge, and for historical reasons, probate judges do not have to be attorneys.  Probate …

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March for Life 2022

February 9, 2022 //  by Sam McLure

A few weekends ago, The Adoption Law Firm’s Associate Attorney, Sarah Phillips, attended the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, DC.  Attorney Phillips shares her experience – in her own words:   It was incredible.  I was left with …

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TPR Trial Must Be Completed Within 90 Days After Service of Parties

January 21, 2022 //  by Sam McLure

"Delay is always someone's friend in a conflict." When the conflict involves permanency for a child, the "someone" is never the child. It's a well known maxim in Juvenile Court that “[t]ermination of parental rights shall be given priority over all …

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Orphan Law Update || January 17, 2022

January 17, 2022 //  by Sam McLure

On January 7, 2022, the Court of Civil Appeals released K.C.B. and D.E.B. v. B.D.C., (2200740), authored by Presiding Judge Thompson. The overarching issue before the Court concerned the trial court's denial of an "offer of proof." However, Presiding …

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Navigating a Step-Parent Adoption: The Gift of Belonging

January 17, 2022 //  by Sam McLure

The Gift of Belonging: Navigating a Step-Parent Adoption Step-Parent Adoption ... even the thought of "poking the bear" can be terrifying. Most folks are simply glad for the oasis of normalcy and stability of just being under the same …

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Due Process and International Visitation Rights: A.B. v. A.A. and L.D.A.

December 29, 2021 //  by Sam McLure

In A.B. v. A.A. and L.D.A. the mother of a minor child, A.B., appealed an order by the Russell Juvenile Court awarding custody to the child’s aunt, A.A., and uncle, L.D.A. On December 4th of 2019 the aunt and uncle filed a dependency petition seeking …

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Determining Fathers in Termination of Parental Rights

December 28, 2021 //  by Sam McLure

J.R.C. v. Mobile County Department of Human Resources, No. 2190975, slip op. (Ala. Civ. App. June 18, 2021). The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals recently considered a juvenile court’s jurisdiction to terminate the parental rights of an alleged …

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