Podcasts about adoption attorney

Adoption Attorney, Lucrece Bundy, is sharing the 3 biggest misconceptions about adopting a child — including finances, trauma, and how long adoption takes. Whether you're curious about adopting, or you're amidst the process, this episode provides awesome tips for saving time and money, avoiding scams, and ensuring you've selected the right kind of adoption for you.Full episode with Lucrece: https://www.selfhelplesspodcast.com/episodes/episode/2dc4b6b4/how-to-adopt-a-child-with-adoption-lawyer-lucrece-bundyYou can join our Patreon community here: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelplessYour Host, Delanie Fischer: https://www.delaniefischer.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Summary In this conversation, Rebecca Gruenspan, an adoption consultant, interviews Diana Schimmel, an adoption attorney, about adoption law. They discuss the importance of seeking legal advice early in the adoption process, the role of an adoption attorney in domestic private adoption, and the timing of involving an attorney in the adoption journey. They also touch on topics such as identified adoptions, interstate adoption laws, and the revocation period for birth parents. Diana emphasizes the value of building relationships with professionals in the adoption community and the benefits it brings to adoptive families. They cover topics such as choosing the right attorney, contested adoptions, post-adoption contact agreements, and the importance of understanding the laws in different states. Diana shares her expertise and provides valuable insights for prospective adoptive parents. Important Links mentioned in Today's Episode Diana C. Schimmel - Adoption Attorney  https://www.helpusadopt.org/  Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys  You Should Be Grateful by Angela Tucker   ⁠⁠RG Adoption Consulting⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠The Adoption Roadmap⁠ Chapters 6:49 Utilizing Adoption Attorneys as Guides 13:08 Understanding Adoption Laws: ICWA ICPC 16:17 The Importance of Seeking Legal Advice Early 20:55 Attorney's Role in Identified Adoptions 33:50 Adoption Laws: Surrenders, Consent, and Revocation 38:05 Role of an Adoption Attorney as a Mitigator  39:04 choosing the Right Adoption Attorney 58:18 Contested Adoptions 1:00:57 Post Adoption Contact Agreements 1:04:00 The Role of Judges in Adoption Cases Tune in to The Adoption Roadmap Podcast every Wednesday and Friday mornings. If you like what you hear, I'd appreciate a follow and 5-star rating & review!  THANK YOU! For questions about adoption, episode suggestions or to appear as a guest on The Adoption Roadmap Podcast, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠support@rgadoptionconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠

Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.If you are considering domestic infant adoption, you need to listen to this show to better understand the possibility that the expectant mom may change her mind. Our guest is adoption attorney, Lila Bradley, who has practiced law relating to adoption and child welfare law for the past 20 years.In this episode, we discuss:Distinction between failed match and adoption dissolution or sometimes known as disruption.What is the “typical” process for domestic infant adoption whether the adoptive parents are using an adoption agency or an adoption attorney?When do the adoptive parents legally become the baby's parents?When can a mom change her mind and decide to parent the baby?Keep in mind that what prospective adoptive parents see as a “failure” very well may be seen as a “success” by the biological parents.Creating a Family resource: Failed Adoption Matches: How Common? How Costly? How to SurviveWhat are some signs that an adoption match may fail and the mom will decide to parent?When is the most common time for a mom to change her mind and decide to parent?Does it matter what stage of pregnancy the match was made?How often do biological moms change their mind about placing their baby for adoption?Do adoptive parents lose money if the adoption match fails?Suggestions on how adoptive parents can cope when an adoption match falls apart?Do adoption matches with foster children disrupt? Do adoption matches in international adoption disrupt?Do adoptions disrupt after finalization?Resources: Failed Adoption Matches: How Common? How Costly? How to Survive State laws on when expectant parents can change their mind about relinquishing their child for adoption. Children's BureauSupport the Show.Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: Weekly podcasts Weekly articles/blog posts Resource pages on all aspects of family building

Question:  Is it possible to adopt a child from another state, provided that all parental rights were terminated on both mother and father's sides?  What extra complications or legalities do families adopting out of state face?Resources:Adopting a Child Out of State (Parent Training Education Course)Foster Care AdoptionDomestic Infant AdoptionWorking with an Adoption AttorneyThis podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articles/blog postsResource pages on all aspects of family buildingPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamilySupport the showPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily

When you are trying to adopt a baby it can feel overwhelming and confusing to know what to do or not to do so you can get picked by an expectant parent.  

If you are working with an adoption agency, you might miss out on one thing you must consider self-matching your adoption.  I know that might sound counterintuitive, but this one step could make a difference in the overall speed of your private adoption.  Today I will walk you through how to make this work so that you can match faster and make the most of your investment with your adoption agency.Learn About The Private Adoption Process:Join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoachPicking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/startWork With An Adoption Profile Expert:Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Let's work together! www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileWant to meet with me 1:1 to get your questions answered? Book a call here: www.myadoptioncoach.com/questionWant to use social media ads to self-match your adoption?  Get the step-by-step process www.myadoptioncoach.com/ads101Join The Adoption Profile Contest: https://www.myadoptioncoach.com/contest

Have you been waiting a while to match your adoption?  Today we focus on what you can control in the adoption process, your adoption profile because it impacts your overall waiting period.  I am going to give you two steps to making your adoption waiting period shorter by improving your adoption profileFree Guides:Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoachPicking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/startLearn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelpLearn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelpWork With Me:Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileWant to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileNot sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/callJoin The Adoption Profile Contest: https://www.myadoptioncoach.com/contest

If you are a hopeful adoptive parent in the waiting period one of the best things you can do is research and prepare for parenting your child once they come home.  Today we are having a conversation with Cara a parenting expert to help you begin preparing for the next stage of your journey, parenting as an adoptive parent. Want to learn more about Core 4 Parenting: https://www.core4parenting.com/Free Guides:Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoachPicking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/startLearn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelpLearn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelpWork With Me:Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileWant to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileNot sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/callJoin The Adoption Profile Contest: https://www.myadoptioncoach.com/contest

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Ian Garlic interviews Florida Adoption Attorney Mary K Wimsett. Mary started her own firm 15 years ago where she worked in the public sector as a public defender before she transitioned to a Guardian ad Litem attorney. Mary discusses some of her most heartwarming cases where she has seen guardianships and adoption cases better the lives of everybody involved.To tell stories of your business, you don't want testimonials, you want video case stories. True Law Stories is brought to you by VideoCaseStory.com and StoryCrews.The Stories You'll Hear: What is a Guardian ad Litem?Homeless and Paranoid Military Veteran's Life is Turned AroundCommon Misconceptions about AdoptionThree Different Types of AdoptionsHow One Young Birth Mother's Adoption Experience Led to Her Graduating University of FloridaResources:Law Office of Mary K. Wimsett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast episode focuses on how Sasha made her Adoption Profile by using step-by-step templates and instructions from The Adoption Profile Masterclass by My Adoption Coach to create her beautiful, one of a kind, adoption profile to help her family stand out of the sea of waiting families to adopt.  It doesn't matter if you are adopting with an adoption agency, private adoption attorney, or even if you are trying to find an expectant mother on your own, having an adoption profile that is great is critical to your success.Read More HereFree Guides:Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoachPicking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/startLearn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelpLearn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelpWork With Me:Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileWant to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileNot sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/callJoin The Adoption Profile Contest: https://www.myadoptioncoach.com/contest

Your adoption profile is a critical step in getting matched during your private domestic adoption journey.  It doesn't matter if you are adopting with an adoption agency, private adoption attorney, or even if you are trying to find an expectant mother on your own having an adoption profile that is great is critical.  Announcing your adoption through your profile is an often overlooked step in the adoption process.Read more hereFree Guides:Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoachPicking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/startLearn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelpLearn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelpWork With Me:Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileWant to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileNot sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/callJoin The Adoption Profile Contest: https://www.myadoptioncoach.com/contest

Natalie Chavis Fisher is a best-selling author, third-generation attorney and executive producer for the feature documentary Foster Care: Perfect Imperfection. She is a leading expert in foster care adoption committed to helping improve the lives of vulnerable children and their caretakers. Natalie believes broken systems break children and has dedicated her life to help foster healing. She has been honored with the Congressional “Angel in Adoption” award for her work in child welfare.Find her at the platforms below:Website: https://www.chavisfisher.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChavisFisher (@ChavisFisher)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chavisfisher/ (@ChavisFisher)Foster Care Docuseries: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fcperfectimperfection"Adopting Tiger" Novel: https://www.amazon.com/Adopting-Tiger-Chavis-Fisher/dp/0999456008Foster Apparel and Novelty Store https://fosterbychavisfisher.com (15% discount for listeners, Code: BRAIDED2021)

Finding an adoption match can seem more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.  The process of finding an expectant mother to match with can be hard even if you are adopting a baby through an adoption agency or an adoption attorney.  Self-matching your adoption can be particularly complicated finding an expectant mother as well.  However, it doesn't have to be that way with planning and support!Free Guides:Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoachPicking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/startLearn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelpLearn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelpWork With Me:Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileWant to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profileNot sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/callJoin The Adoption Profile Contest: https://www.myadoptioncoach.com/contest

Birth Mother Matters Adoption Season 2,Episode 160: The Legal Aspect of Adoption Listen and learn all about the legal aspect of adoption.  Attorney Lisa Simpson is our guest on today's podcast.  Listen to an attorney with decades of adoption law experience.   Listen.  Learn.  Love.  

Do you know how the legal process of adoption works? How do you get an original birth certificate? How do you get a social security number for your adopted child? We talk with Brinton Wright, an adoption attorney and Fellow in the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys about the legal and social implications of adoption.In this episode, we cover:Different types of adoption.The difference between voluntary and involuntary termination of parental rights.What is meant by a "legal risk" adoption.What is meant by open adoption.Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

Your favorite legal A-Team finally takes on a happy topic, adoption! Jessica Dunne of Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter LLP and A&A talk about how infant domestic adoption works here in Texas, why adoption agencies are worth it, and the most terrifying and sweetest adoption stories that Jessica knows of. Jessica gives a unique perspective on the whole adoption process, since in addition to being an adoption lawyer she and her husband have gone through the adoption process themselves. Learn more about Jessica at fghwlaw.com/dunne

Jennifer Fairfax, Esq. gives us the low down on all the different types of adoption, the difference between open and closed adoptions and why adoptive parents choose which path.Jennifer's life has intersected with the areas of adoption and family building since she was a teen. Her adult goddaughter is an international adoptee from Korea and her adult nephew is a domestic adoptee. She, herself, underwent fertility treatments to become a parent and has found assisting others in buidling their families through adoption and/or Assisted Reproduction Technology ("ART") rewarding. She has a compassion and vision for famlies unmatched by others in the area and limits her practice to these areas of the law to ensure she can provide the best service to her clients. Jennifer is a Bethesda Magazine 2019 Top Adoption Attorney (see Bethesda Magazine Attorney Profile) and most recently spoke at the 2019 Florida Adoption Council Conference on ethical considerations when representing expectant parents and birth parents.Check Jennifer out here:www.jenniferfairfax.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferfairfaxllcTwitter: https://twitter.com/ParentingChoiceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jennifer-fairfax-llc-family-formation-law-offices/?viewAsMember=trueInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adoption_and_art_attorney/

This episode is jam-packed with information about DCS/private/independent/agency adoptions in Tennessee. I had the honor of interviewing the lovely Anne Austin, who provided loads of information based on her decades of expertise.

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Celeste Liversidge is a 20 year veteran lawyer and has spent the last 12 years focusing on adoption. In her tenure, as an lawyer, she has been listening, observing, and identifying the gaps in the adoption industry. Her justice minded passion kept her up late many nights thinking about ways she could solve the issues she identified. Her solutions propelled her to take an entrepreneurial approach and the result was not one, not two, BUT three additional ventures, all within the adoption industry! In addition to her adoption practice that has been active for over a decade, Adoption Law Group, Celeste shares why she found the need to create an app, AdoptMatch, that connects birth parents searching for adoptive parents. From that, she found a need to create Adopt Connect, a secure platform that allows birth parents and adoptive parents to share information and stay connected based on their adoption agreement. TruAdopt is non-profit full-service adoption law firm dedicated to representing expectant mothers in an ethical, knowledgeable and compassionate manner. Listening to Celeste makes you feel like you have a front row seat to watching an industry change for the better. Celeste’s strength, intelligence and humility is evident throughout this episode. Her story will encourage you to think about what gaps you see in your respective industry and what you can do to create meaningful change. Please follow Celeste @adoptmatch on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. If you know someone interested in adoption please direct them to www.adoptmatch.com. Don't forget to follow us at @libertyforher on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Please let us know your thoughts about this episode by using the hashtag #libertysessions and please rate and review us—it helps to know if this podcast is inspiring and equipping you to launch and grow your ventures.

Episode 1 of Sessions with an Adoption Attorney briefly explains what the podcast will be about other housekeeping issues regarding the podcast. Who is the host? What is Adoption law? And other questions.

Florida Attorney Mary K. Wimsett finalized the first Same Sex Adoption in her district in Florida this week. On this special episode we discuss it and how inbound marketing has enabled her to changes the lives of many families.In this episode Mary K. Wimsett: Discuss how marketing and law is helping Florida's foster childrenDefines Inbound Marketing without knowing the definition (Wait for it!)Shares her secrets on social media marketing for lawyersDiscusses how social media marketing empowers changeTells us why poor websites reflect on an attorney's imageThis episode is a bit of a tearjerker and has a strong social message. This podcast also full of powerful marketing action items for those that barely know how to turn on the computer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It is possible to do an independent adoption without using an adoption agency.  Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support organization, interviews two of the top adoption attorneys that facilitate independent adoptions in the US: Steven M. Kirsh and Mark McDermott. Creating a Family has thousands of free resources related to this topic on our website at www.CreatingaFamily.org.  If you enjoyed this show, we would very much appreciate you leaving us a review on iTunes. It only takes a moment and it really helps others find us. Thanks. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here:   Blog summary of the show   Highlights   More Creating a Family resources on adoption can be found here. Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

Adopting a baby in the US can be confusing. Where do you find a child to adopt? How long does it take?  Should you use an adoption consultant, adoption facilitator, or adoption attorney. What is the difference and will is cost more or less and will it be faster? Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national adoption & infertility education and support organization, will interview guests Jim Thompson, an adoption attorney in South Carolina, and fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorney; Nicole Witt, with The Adoption Consultancy; and Lisa Sweet, a Licensed California Facilitator with Sweet Beginnings Adoptions.  Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here: Blog Summary of the Show   Highlights   More Creating a Family resources on adoption attorneys can be found here. Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

The Universal Accreditation Act is now reality. How will it change international adoptions? If you have already applied to adopt, how will it affect you? Host Dawn Davenport will interview: Robin Sizemore, Founder and Executive Director of Hopscotch Adoptionsan international adoption agency in North Carolina and New York; and Nicole Skellenger, an Adoption Attorney and Chief Operating Officer at MLJ Adoptions, an international adoption agency based in Indianapolis, IN. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here:   Blog summary of the show   Highlights   More Creating a Family resources on international adoption can be found here. Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

What is the adoption process when adopting through an adoption attorney for those wanting to adopt a baby in the US? How do you find an adoption attorney? Who finds the prospective birth mothers?What questions should you ask before hiring? Host Dawn Davenport will interview four leading adoption attorneys: Colleen Quinn, Steve Kirsch, Jim Thompson, and Michael Goldstein. adopting a baby, adoption process, domestic adoption, US adoption, adoption attorney, adoption lawyer, transracial adoption, interracial adoption, mixed race adoption, birthmother, birth mother, adoption wait, adoption cost, Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here:   Blog summary of the show   Highlights   More Creating a Family resources on donor insemination can be found here. Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)