With Strength And Compassion
Adding a child to your family is a very exciting prospect, but it is also a process that can feel confusing and emotionally overwhelming if it is your first time. One way to ease your anxiety is to work with a family lawyer experienced in adoption. This will give you more information about what to expect and how to structure…
Adoption plays a significant part in the life of Texas families. Adoption creates a parent-child relationship between the child and the adoptive parents for all purposes. Once the adoption is finalized, the adopted child is entitled to inherit from and through the adoptive partners as though the child were their biological child. Obviously, the opposite also holds true. That is,…
In late February, Russian lawmakers demanded that a 2-year-old adopted Russian be returned to Russia from Texas. The boy’s 3-year-old brother, who was adopted by the same Texas family, died under shady circumstances in January. The New York Times published an article on the subject. The younger boy, Kristopher Shatto, born Kirill Kuzmin in Russia, remains in the custody of…
A recent report from the News Journal of Longview, Texas reports that a recent decision by Russian lawmakers to ban American adoptions has hit close to home. Russia has previously been one of the top countries for international adoptions to the United States. Moscow lawmakers made the decision in late December and it is only a part of the sanctions…