27
Feb
COVID UPDATE
As COVID-19 continues to be an increasing challenge in our daily lives, our firm doing our part to reduce the risk of transmission by having our staff work from home. We are determined to continue to provide support to birth families, children, and adoptive families while we all ...
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27
Feb
HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR ADOPTION ATTORNEY
Although many adoptions go through seamlessly, others hit a glitch or result in full-blown litigation. Before selecting an attorney for your adoption proceedings, educate yourself on the importance of choosing the right attorney. There is a common misconception that attorneys kno...
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27
Feb
TAX CREDIT FOR 2020
The IRS recently released Revenue Procedure 2019-44 (a link is here: https://www. irs. gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-19-44. pdf ) listing the Adoption Tax Credit adjusted numbers for 2020. The maximum amount allowed is set at $14,300 per child for 2020 (it was $14,080 in 2019). The tax credit...
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27
Feb
Jeanne T. Tate, P.A. is proud to announce
Jeanne T. Tate, P. A. is proud to announce that adoption attorney Robert L. Webster III was recognized as the Board Certified Lawyer of the Month by the Florida Bar. Certification represents the highest level of competency and experience within an area of law, as well as professio...
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27
Feb
NEW FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADOPTION
If you have a 401(k), IRA or other retirement account, the new retirement law lets you take out up to $5,000 following the birth or adoption of a child without paying the usual 10% early-withdrawal penalty. (You’ll still owe income tax on the distribution, though, unless you rep...
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27
Feb
House OKs Citizenship Fix For Kids Of Overseas Personnel
By Andrew Kragie Law360, Washington (December 3, 2019, 6:17 PM EST) — The U. S. House of Representatives easily passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would ensure automatic citizenship for children born abroad to U. S. troops, diplomats and other personnel working for the governme...
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27
Feb
ADOPTION TAX CREDIT
The IRS released Revenue Procedure 2019-44 last week (a link is here: https://www. irs. gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-19-44. pdf listing the Adoption Tax Credit adjusted numbers for 2020. The maximum amount allowed is set at $14,300 per child for 2020 (it was $14,080 in 2019). The tax credit ...
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27
Feb
Board Certified Lawyer of the Month
Check out the FIRST board certified lawyer of the month feature! Robert Webster and the benefits board certification has brought him! https://www. facebook. com/1516803585315463/photos/a. 1524610854534736/2369795346682945/? type=3&theater https://www. linkedin. com/feed/update/urn:...
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27
Feb
ACADEMY OF ADOPTION AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION ATTORNEYS REACTS TO PAUL PETERSEN INDICTMENT FOR ADOPTION FRAUD (OCTOBER 10, 2019)
As President of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (“AAAA”), we feel it imperative to comment on the case of Paul Petersen, the Maricopa County Assessor and private attorney who was indicted in Arizona on 29 counts of fraudulent schemes and three counts o...
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27
Feb
STEPPARENT AND SECOND PARENT ADOPTIONS
A Florida appellate court has recently found a “co-parenting agreement” that “jointly and equally” gave parental authority to a couple to raise a 5-year-old boy was unenforceable. The Second District Court of Appeal in Springer v, Springer held that a biological parent could not ...
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27
Feb
Adoption and the Opioids Crisis
The Crisis The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. This issue has become a public healt...
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27
Feb
Confidentiality is a slippery slope in Adoption and Surrogacy.
1. No one can reliably guarantee that the undisclosed identities of parties in donor arrangements or adoptions will remain forever anonymous or undisclosed. While a matching program, a medical facility and related professionals can use best efforts to keep identities shielded, th...
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