A child cannot be adopted without the consent of her natural parents. In Alabama, that consent may be expressed (through a signed affidavit) or implied. A trial court may find that a parent has given implied consent to an adoption on …
New Appellate Decision Impacts Future Contested Adoption HearingsRead More
Under the state constitution, the Probate Court has general jurisdiction over orphan’s business. A new amendment on the ballot proposes to remove this language. Its proponents argue the language is outdated. They are wrong, and Alabama citizens …
Equipping Foster Parents for Gracious Advocacy Series, Part II: The Golden Calf of “No Viable Alternatives” —//— by Gretchen N. Hedke, Esq. Samuel J. McLure, Esq. —//— In order for the Juvenile Court to terminate the parental rights of a …
Census data shows that over 2 million grandparents in the United States are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren. Many grandparents end up raising their grandchildren because the natural parents have died, struggle with substance abuse or …
Some Basic Benefits and Requirements of Grandparent Adoptions with Attorney Gretchen HedkeRead More
Children are too often treated as disposable. This has been the case throughout history and across the globe, and there are many evidences of this tragic reality in our current American culture, ranging from the rampant predatory child …
Twelve year olds are not always delightful creatures under the best of circumstances, and for children in foster care, the older you get, the bleaker the odds. Older children in foster care have often been through years and years of upheaval and …
It’s true that nothing in this world has made me feel weaker than being a foster mom. This journey has sanctified me more than I like to admit on most days. Two days before I got the call about June from DHR- I looked at my husband and said, …
Case Review: T.B. v. Cullman County Dept. of Human Resources, 6 So.3d 1195 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008) —//— Equipping Foster Parents for Gracious Advocacy Series, Part I by Samuel J. McLure, Esq. 30-Second Summary For the foster parents …
Equipping Foster Parents for Gracious Advocacy Series, Part IRead More
https://youtu.be/YqkgRngzJ7c At The Adoption Law Firm, we have been given the opportunity to work with several couples adding to their families with the help of a surrogate mother. The law surrounding this means of family building is …
