Author Archives: James Taylor

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-strengthening-child-welfare-system-americas-children/

We are proud that our founder, Jeanne Trudeau Tate, has been recognized as one of the top 50 Women  Attorney in Florida by Super Lawyers.

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This week, the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives recognize May as National Foster Care Month by introducing the National Foster Care Month Resolution (H.Res.966) and sharing a special message on the Senate floor. In May 1988, U.S. President Ronald Reagan first designated the month of May as a time to…

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As we begin the month of May , it is important to remember that May is National Foster Care Month.    As adoption professionals, we tip our hat to Florida’s foster parents, who day-in and day-out are the lifeline for many of our State’s precious children when these children otherwise…

The tax-related provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress’s gigantic economic stimulus package that the President signed into law on March 27, 2020, provides benefits for adoptive families and children  Recovery rebates for individuals.  To help individuals stay afloat during this time of economic uncertainty, the…

The health and safety of our adoptive families continues to be on the forefront of our minds as new information and guidelines are released to the public. We choose to be a facilitator of resources to our readers as we receive updates during the COVID-19 pandemic.    On April 2,…

Carla Fults, Director of Interstate Affairs and Compact Operations for the American Public Human Services Association, and Mical Peterson, the current President of AAICPC, are working hard to put the health and safety of the families first in terms of getting them home quickly.  ICPC wants all adoptive parents know about all…