Author Archives: Danelle D. Barksdale

If you are planning to have a home study completed to begin the adoption process, you may be wondering how long the home study is valid. Pursuant to Florida Statute 63.092(3), a “favorable preliminary home study is valid for 1 year after the date of its completion.”

Why recognize the adoption in the United States? The legal proceeding for recognition of the foreign adoption under Florida law culminates in the entry of a Final Judgment by a Florida Circuit Court recognizing the finality and permanence of the adoption, thereby securing the recognition of a legal parent/child relationship…