Finalization Day – Happy Adoption Day – Congratulations You Are A Parent Day! Adoption finalization is a deeply emotional and long-awaited moment for many families. It is the legal confirmation that your child is, officially and forever, part of your family, as if born to you. But once the courtroom celebration…
Insights & Guidance At Tate Healey Webster, we are not just witnesses to the evolution of international adoption—we’re dedicated participants in the journey that brings families together. With international adoptions becoming more infrequent, the importance of each family’s story grows. In 2022, we saw 1,517 such stories unfold, and although…
The United States is a party to The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. We receive questions routinely from families that reside overseas asking if they can adopt domestically from the United States.