Article by Will Jenne Introduction One of the many hurdles that people interested in pursuing adoption have to navigate is the expensive nature of the adoption process (especially if the adoption is contested). This financial hurdle has long been a …
Is the Time Right for Stepparent Adoption
Abandonment in Stepparent Adoption If you are considering stepparent adoption, the time is right in the case of abandonment. If the natural parent has abandoned the child, the stepparent can adopt. But what does abandonment actually mean? …
The Powerful, Forgotten Right of a Foster Parent
The Powerful, Forgotten Right of a Foster Parent - the Importance of Intervention and Custody Intervention and Custody are topics of great importance. A foster parent can have a tremendous, positive impact by applying these to their case. …
This Devastating Myth Keeps Kids in Foster Care for Years
A Common Myth That Keeps Kids in Foster Care for Years There is a common myth circulated among child welfare professionals. It assumes that if a natural parent is at least devoted to visiting their child in foster care, the natural …
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An Important Study: The Sacred Office of a Legal Father
The sacred office of legal father M.E.M., Jr. v. K.J., (December 5, 2025) is a recent case which discuss the sacred office of legal father. It comes to us on appeal from the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals’. In this case, they reviewed a juvenile …
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International Adoption Has No Need to be Afraid of ICE
Fearful of ICE? It's not absurd that an international adoptee would be fearful of ICE. It's absurd that anyone should suggest that they be fearful. And that's exactly what some so-called adoption professionals and news outlets are doing as of …
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A Question Weighing on the Mind of Every Foster Parent
Can the Court Lawfully Suspend Visitation of a Noncustodial Parent? In short, the answer is yes, the trial court has discretion to suspend visitation of a noncustodial parent who has a dependent child if it is in the child’s best interest and …
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How to Navigate the Avenues of Foster Care
Alabama Adoption Foster Care – A Journey – Nine Months Matters Almost every foster parent gets into foster care because they have a burning passion to help children in need. The State has the lock and the key on the vulnerable, at risk, abandoned, …
Are You Sure. . .That Stepchild Adoption is Too Hard?
Let's face it, you never expected to end up here considering a stepchild adoption. A broken road has brought the two of you together. . . and your children from a previous relationship. Now that you're here, things are sweet ... and peaceful ... and …
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