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| Matching and Placement Services, Identified, Interstate, and Family Adoptions |
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Shorstein & Kelly offers
our complete, comprehensive & individual adoption services to
birth mothers and
adoptive parents in a professional, caring & supportive
manner.
Shorstein & Kelly provides assistance, legal advice, and representation
for identified, interstate, and family adoptions. We locate and match
expectant mothers who are interested in placing their child into a quality, loving family environment with
adoptive parents.
Shorstein & Kelly assists expectant mothers with obtaining appropriate
prenatal care and counseling services and prepares both parties for the
adoption experience. Our success depends on our ability to educate
birth mothers and adoptive parents on the
adoption
process.
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Adoption Services Include: |
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Identifying and assisting birth mothers |
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Assistance in matching birth mothers with qualified adoptive
parents |
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Implementation and completion of successful adoption plans in
which adoptive parents are already matched with a birth mother (identified
adoptions) |
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Providing birth mothers with adoptive parent profiles which
include pictures and background information about the adoptive
family |
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Providing adoptive parents with the birth mother's background and medical Information |
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Obtaining the birth mother's prenatal records and forwarding them for
review by a medical professional of the adoptive parents choice |
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Placement of the newborn child with adoptive parents upon discharge from the hospital |
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Complying with Interstate Compact requirements |
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or birth mother reside outside the State of Florida) |
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Providing all legal services necessary to terminate the parental rights of the birth parents and finalization of the adoption
by a Florida Court
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not usually required to return to Florida for the adoption
finalization hearing) |
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Specialized Areas Of Practice Include: |
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Matching and Placement Services |
| Our law firm provides assistance with the matching of
birth mothers and adoptive parents. |
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Identified Adoptions |
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have developed proven methods and practices which assist in the
implementation and completion of successful adoption plans in
which adoptive parents are already matched with a birth mother. |
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Interstate Adoptions |
If either the birth mother or the adoptive
parent(s) reside outside of the state of Florida, we comply with all requirements of the Interstate
Compact for the Placement of Children
(ICPC).
We have completed hundreds of interstate adoptions. |
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Family Adoptions |
| We also specialize in adoptions that may involve a stepchild, relative or other family member (as defined by law). |
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hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be
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Before you decide, ask
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send you free written information about our qualifications and
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