The firm that dives together thrives together, right? Congratulations to our Paralegal, Cammi, on earning her scuba certification! Check out our Who We Are page to learn more about our awesome paralegal and the rest of our team members.
Help us wish our founding attorney, Autumn N. Hancock, a Happy Birthday!
She is a diligent and dedicated Attorney, Mediator, Guardian ad Litem.
She is a hard working advocate and we are so glad she’s on our team.
Happy Birthday, Autumn!
ADOPTION TRIAL UPDATE:
As many of our followers and clients know, Autumn spent the past 6 weeks deep into trial preparations and spent the end of August in trial on a very contested termination of parental rights and adoption case.
Today we receive the ruling and… WE WON!!
Our clients won the final adoption of their son and daughter, who they’ve raised for nearly 6 years (about 85% of their lives), and the biological father’s parental rights are terminated.
Autumn worked tirelessly on this case – 18+ hour days – late nights and early mornings. She believes that these children are in the right place.
To say this was a huge win is an understatement – and the best result for these 2 kiddos!
It has been an honor to play a role in this formal creation of this beautiful family!
On August 7, we celebrated the end of our 7th year serving Florida families.
Each year at this time, we pause to reflect and to remember that the passion that drives us each day is to make a difference in our community, one child at a time and one family at a time.
None of this would be possible without YOU, our clients and supporters.
You have entrusted us with your adoptions, your mediations, your family law cases, and all your legal needs throughout these seven years. And, you’ve shared us with your families and friends.
We are truly grateful for you and honored to be a small part of your story!
Check it out – We just received a copy of the most recent issue and we’ve excited to see Attorney Autumn Hancock’s article published in the Law Day issue of the St. Petersburg Bar Association‘s Paraclete Journal!
Inequities in the Law: Practicing Law as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Community
We honor the mothers today- and we are grateful for you- for the hopeful mothers, for the stepmothers, for the grieving mothers, for the birth mothers, for the adoptive mothers, for the surrogate mothers, for the foster mothers, for the grandmothers, for the lonely mothers, for the mothers in heaven, for the exhausted mothers, for the single mothers, for the selfless mothers, and for the helpers of moms- we honor you today and every day. We are wishing you peace and love on Mother’s Day!
A passion for helping children. That’s what drives everything we do.
Adoption day! We are so honored to help another family finalize their adoption today! This family has been trying to complete their adoption for 2 years, so Attorney Hancock was delighted when they called to ask her to step in and help them they get it done. Today marks the end of a long journey for this family and the official beginning of a new and wonderful story of love.
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference. You just have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall
This article is not Florida specific but points to some important considerations. Too often, clients call us to fix these issues after the fact instead of seeking advice before making a mistake.
Before putting your name on your parents’ deed, be sure to investigate the tax implications.
Legislative Update: HB7065 was signed into law today, codifying a large child welfare package bill, which includes the following actions: