The Advantages of Adoption

By |2022-03-17T15:57:32+00:00October 24th, 2017|Children & Family Law|

Adoption affects the child, the birth parents and the adoptive families. It has become a blessing for thousands of families each year. More and more, women are choosing adoption. They understand the benefits of adoption and want what is best for their child. Because of open adoption, relationships can be ongoing between these women and [...]

The Shared Parenting Myth

By |2022-03-17T15:58:49+00:00April 25th, 2016|Children & Family Law|

Does open adoption mean shared parenthood? No. Legally, there is only one formal set of parents—the adoptive parents—with the right to make decisions for their child. But the matter goes far beyond legalities. If the birthparents wanted to be parents, they would have chosen to raise the child especially since adoption is so much more [...]

The Truth About Domestic Adoption

By |2022-03-17T15:59:12+00:00March 21st, 2016|Children & Family Law|

An adoptive mother dispels common myths about domestic adoption. by Eliza Newlin Carney When Katie and Jeffrey Davis set out to adopt a baby domestically, everyone close to the couple assumed they were in for an excruciatingly long wait. As it turned out, the Davises, who live in Baltimore, Maryland, were matched with a birth [...]

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