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Adoption is one of the most complex, emotional, and highly scrutinized areas of law. The right of parents to control the destiny of their children is cherished and protected – it is neither easily broken nor easily attached.Whether you are an expectant parent or an adoptive parent, The Adoption Law Firm can help you navigate the complex and emotional landscape of adoption.
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Publish Date: August 2, 2021 Note: This podcast contains descriptions of child abuse. If you have ever wanted to get inside the mind of a foster child or abuse victim whom you love, we have the podcast for you. On the final episode of Season 3, we have the privilege of interviewing Kylee Chavers, our friend and client who was severely abused by her parents and who subsequently grew up in a string of foster homes. As a mother, foster mother, wife, and church planter, Kylee i...
As a young mother of a sweet pile of biological kids, Katie Sherrod was asked a question by a reporter at a March for Life, about what she would say to a young woman with an unplanned pregnancy. Her answer unsettled her, her conscience was rattled, and soon she and husband both shared a conviction to move in together towards the suffering of crisis pregnancy, fostering, and adoption. More recently they’ve been mentors with Families Count, a ministry seeking to come alongside birth...
The Adoption Law Firm Podcast Title: S2: E4: | What Adoption is like for the birth mom | Guest Diane Scott Publish Date: June 1, 2021 One of the highest values of The Adoption Law Firm is to honor birth moms. Today we hear first-hand what it was like for Diane Scott, a birth mom, who gave her son up for adoption when she was 17, and had just finished high school. That was approximately 40 years ago. Diane went on to start her own family and have other children she rai...
Publish Date: May 18, 2021 Show Notes: Today Sam and Mary Beth McLure chat with Dr. Chris and Lee Ann Duggar about their experience and success with embryo adoption. Dr. Chris and Lee Ann are a loving couple who wanted to grow their family, but were having a difficult time getting pregnant. In the process of growing their family naturally, they were also open to adoption. The adoption option that interested them the most was embryo adoption. There’s an astonishing num...
Publish Date: April 29, 2021 Show Notes: Today Sam and Mary Beth McLure are featuring a documentary and article about Lincoln and Melinda Speece. The Speeces are a faithful, humble, small-town pastor’s family, with three of their own biological kids. They opened their hearts and homes to Foster care when their kids were teenagers, and one day they were introduced to precious baby Haiden. Haiden won their hearts and through prayer and a long waiting period, the Speeces finall...
Publish Date: April 21, 2021 Show Notes: Today Sam and Mary Beth McLure are pleased to welcome special guests, Ross and Joanna Hodges, to the podcast for season two. Today we hear their amazing adoption stories. The Hodges faced infertility as a couple, but kept saying yes to adoption. They looked at all their adoption options and kept open hands and hearts. Despite some very challenging circumstances, their family grew quickly through adoption and they now have four b...
The Adoption Law Firm Podcast See the Video Version of this Podcast on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/adoptionlawfirm Episode Title: Navigating the Foster Care System and Adoption Publish Date: March 11, 2021 Show Notes: Today Sam and Michele talk about the background of foster care and what it’s like for parents who adopt through foster care. Sam also dispels several myths surrounding the foster care system. Highlights and Links: 0:45 – Sam’s story of adoption...
See the Video Version of this Podcast on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/adoptionlawfirm Episode Title: Step-Parent/Grandparent Adoption – The Basics Publish Date: March 4, 2021 Show Notes: Step-Parent adoption, or second-parent adoption is trending upward. Today Sam and Michele talk about this encouraging trend. Step-parent adoption has many similarities to other types of adoption, but there are some unique nuances. Sam discusses what makes states like Ala...
Episode Title: Special Guest: Bethany Garth on Treating Birth Parents with Love and Respect Publish Date: Feb 25, 2021 Show Notes: Today we are going to be talking to Bethany Garth, Executive Director of the First Choice Women's Medical Center in Montgomery, Alabama. First Choice’s mission is to reach abortion-vulnerable members of the community in the name of Christ to make life their first choice. Today Michele and Bethany talk about the wide range of services First Choice offers and ...
Episode Title: How to Care Well For Birth Parents Publish Date: February 18, 2021 Show Notes - Here at the Adoption Law Firm, we treasure and deeply care for birth parents, their situations, and their rights. We make it a point to never forget all that they have done to carry their child and follow an adoption plan for their child. Today, Sam and Michele talk about why honoring birth parents is so important. Highlights and Links: 1:00 – The real pain about not cari...
Show Notes: Episode Title: History of Adoption and the Biblical Basis for Orphan Care Publish Date: Feb 10-11, 2021 Do you know much about the long history of adoption and orphan care? If you have a copy of Oliver Twist or any of those other literary classics you are off to a good start. While there may not be libraries on this topic from church history, it has always been a significant issue. What do scriptures have to say about how to treat orphans? Join Sam and Mich...
Show Notes: Transracial Adoption Today, Sam and Michele talk about the many challenges and blessings of Transracial Adoption. http://www.theadoptionfirm.com/internationaladoption/overview/ Sign Up for Our Free Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/theadoptionfirm.com/website-main-signup-form 0:40 – Two Main Challenges of Transracial Adoption 3:43 – Michele’s Transracial Adoption Story 5:15 – How about how the child feels about their adopted family / new culture? 6:50 – Processing your child’s...
What rights do birth parents have? Do they come to the court hearings? What about the financial needs of the birth parents? Can the adoptive parents help birth parents? When does a birth parent sign consent? All of these are important considerations, and today, Sam answers those questions and more.
Do you need to be wealthy to adopt a child? Do you need to go into debt to adopt? What are the true costs of adoption and what are the ways to cover those costs? In this episode of the Adoption Law Firm Podcast we talk about all the exciting ways prospective parents can fund adoption and cover the costs associated with fulfilling their dreams of caring for a child who needs a forever home. Whether it's domestic or international, there are so many ways to supple...
One of the most common questions here at The Adoption Law Firm, is "How much does adoption cost?" Sam McLure, Esq., tackles this big question and walks us through the many ways people adopt children, and cover the costs along the way. Whether it's foster-care adoption or private adoption, you'll be encouraged to hear this episode. We hope you will subscribe to our podcast. We have more episodes coming and we'd love to hear from you as well. https://www.theadopti...
The Adoption Law Firm Podcast Title: S2: E5: | Caring Well For Adoption Families | Guest Libby Shepherd Publish Date: June 14, 2021 Adoption is often a long, hard process, and caring well for adoption families every step of the way is important to us at The Adoption Law Firm. Knowing you are working with someone who understands not only the adoption process, but has seen their own adopted kids become parents, can make all the difference in the world. TAF recently invited L...
Foster-Care Adoption Children are placed into foster care as a result of such circumstances as physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and abandonment. The state’s primary objective is to reunite the children with their biological parents. However, when these efforts fail, the state will initiate a process called Termination of Parental Rights (TPR). 60 to 75% of the children in foster care have gone or will go through the TPR process, thereby becoming eligible for adoption. ...
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