Adoptions in the Orlando, Florida Area
- September 6, 2023
- By: ontarget
- Adoption
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There are many different types of adoptions in the Orlando, Florida area. Besides new birth adoptions, there are Stepparent Adoptions, DCF Adoptions which are Department and Children Family Services Adoptions, Relative Adoptions, and Adult Adoptions.
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Abandonment in a Termination of Parental Rights Case in the Orlando, Florida Area
- August 23, 2023
- By: ontarget
- Adoption
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What constitutes Abandonment in a Termination of Parental Rights case in the Orlando, Florida area? Florida Statute Chapter 39.810 requires the trial court to consider the manifest best interest of the child when determining whether termination of parental rights is ...
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Who Can Adopt Whom in the Orlando, Florida Area?
- December 8, 2021
- By: ontarget
- Adoption
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Adoption is a wonderful thing. It is an incredibly happy event. It is the one time that everyone in the courtroom is smiling. Everyone loves an adoption. So, who can adopt whom in the Orlando, Florida area?
Adopting a Newborn
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DCFS Termination of Parental Rights Case with an Adoption Entity Intervening in Orlando, Florida
- September 24, 2021
- By: ontarget
- Adoption
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Did you know that Chapter 63 of Florida Statutes in a dependency case requires that the court permit intervention by an adoption entity if a parent executes a consent for adoption of a minor with an adoption entity? Florida Statute 63.082(6)(a) allows that. What does ...
Read MoreCan an Adult Be Adopted in the Orlando, Florida Area?
- February 1, 2021
- By: ontarget
- Adoption, Family Law
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What happens if I cannot find the other party to serve a summon on that person in my Orlando, Florida Area family law, dependency, or adoption case? The party you must serve may no longer live at their last known address, and no one may know that person's current address whe...
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Can the Child’s Surname Be Changed in an Orlando, Florida Area Paternity Case?
- May 1, 2019
- By: ontarget
- Adoption
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The child's name may be changed in an Orlando Area Paternity Case if the parent requesting the name change can show that the name change is required for the welfare of the child. The name change must be in the best interest of the child. In order for the court to chang...
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New Florida Supreme Court Case on Paternity Affecting Orlando, Florida Paternity Cases
- July 9, 2018
- By: ontarget
- Adoption, Family Law, Paternity
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What is new in the realm of Paternity? On June 28, 2018, the Florida Supreme Court issued the opinion of Simmons v Perkins, No. SC 17-1963, 43 Florida Law Weekly S273 (June 28, 2018). The court ruled: that when a child is born to an inta...
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You Are Getting Divorced, What You Need to Know In the Orlando, Florida Area
- June 20, 2018
- By: ontarget
- Adoption
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Most counties have administrative orders in which the court outlines what you can and cannot do once you or your attorney files the divorce with the clerk of court. You should be familiar with that order. If you have an attorney, the attorney should go over the Administrative Order with you. The cou...
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Relative Adoptions in the Orlando, Florida Area
- March 15, 2018
- By: ontarget
- Adoption
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If you're a relative and want to adopt the child/children that currently live with you and that you care for as if they were your own children; what do you need to do? First, if you can get consent to adoption by the natural parents, that is the best thing to do. It also makes it a lot easier on ...
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