Do I need an attorney? You need more than an attorney – you need an attorney who communicates.

Contributed by Alicia Canfield. The legal profession is surrounded by adversarial proceedings with emotions running high. To navigate these proceedings while managing emotions, you need an attorney who is capable…

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What happens when an unwed mother—uncertain of who the father is—decides to place that child up for adoption?

Contributed by Law Clerk, Brittany Hawkins. In circumstances where there is a putative father the petitioners for an adoption must check the Putative Father Registry. A putative father is “any…

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