Adoption
What a home study asks, and what it doesn’t
It is not an inspection of your furniture. A walk through the visits, the paperwork and the three questions that cost people the most sleep.
Giselle Ashcombe6 min read
Guides
Plain-English guides for the weeks before you sign
Each one is written by the lawyer who handles that kind of matter, and none of them is a substitute for a conversation about your own.
ParentageWhy a birth certificate may not be enough
Two names on a certificate is a record. A court order is a judgment other states recognize. When the difference matters, and when it doesn’t.
Zora Fontaine5 min read
Is there a question these guides leave open?
Write it down and send it. If the answer is useful to other families, we turn it into the next guide.