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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.

Best Lawyers released their 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® list! Florida Board Certified Adoption Attorney Jeanne Tate tops the charts again for her dedication to her clients in adoption law.

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…

Starting Thursday, July 15, the IRS will begin issuing advanced payments of the child tax credit to families who make $150,000 or less each year or single parents who earn $75,000 or less each year. The standard child tax credit is usually $2,000; this year it’s up to $3,600 for…