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Familybuilding Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, serving all of California, is an outgrowth of a commitment to helping children find stable, loving homes since 1987. The Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, serving all of California, has grown and now includes several Familybuilding lawyers and staff who are passionate about restoring generational lines through all types of Adoption, Guardianship and Foster Care Cases.

FamilyBuilding law firm assists families across the State of California and handles interstate cases. Whether an adoption is being finalized in California or another state, Familybuilding is affiliated with other legal professionals and agencies throughout the United States to assist its clients with the very best and most effective representation available. If you live in California and have located an opportunity to adopt a child who is born or living in another state, Familybuildi Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, serving all of California, will collaborate with the very best, most effective and most reasonably priced lawyers and agencies in the other state to assist you in the best results possible. We work with other ethical adoption attorneys across the country through membership in the American Academy of Adoption and ART Attorneys, as well as the Academy of California Adoption and ART Attorneys.

The Familybuilding law firm strives to be the most knowledgeable, ethical and fair priced law firm possible. The cost of adoption and guardianship is one of the most significant fears our clients face. At Familybuilding you only pay for the essential legal work necessary for you to accomplish the best results. We do not want money to stand in the way of a child experiencing a loving, stable home and experiencing a fulfilled life. We find ways to make that end-game possible. We are honored to represent families who want to love a child and give them the very best opportunity to become everything the child was created to accomplish in their lives. The Familybuilding Law Firm educates its clients and encourages them to utilize the benefits of the Adoption Tax Credits to assist them financially in their goals to build a family. Familybuilding focuses its efforts on ways the child and family may obtain adoption subsidies for children who are born at risk of going into the dependency system or have a special need that would qualify the child for disability and therefore adoption subsidies. These benefits can be a very substantial monthly benefit to assist the child as they grow. As we say, “we don’t want green paper to stand in the way of generational restoration!”

At the Familybuilding law firm, we train, research, and seek continuing and frequent legal education and wisdom to provide our clients with the highest ethics and best practices in adoption, guardianship and foster care cases. Ethics is the first and primary concern and is reflected in our initial case approach at the time of consultation, the development of next steps in your case, and the way we treat other parties and counsel. The State Bar requires attorneys to be civil to others in the legal system. The Familybuilding Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, serving all of California, takes this command to another level. Not only do we endeavor to be civil, but we treat opponents with dignity, respect and honor, even opposing parties!

Our client’s interests, concerns, fears and goals are our primary focus, while respecting opposing views or interests. We make every effort to apply the Golden Rule in every case and treat others as we would wish to be treated if in their position. The Familybuilding Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, and serving all of California, has built a reputation for zealous advocacy and knowledge of the law in adoption, guardianship and foster care cases, while respecting the interests and concerns of others. We understand and care about the generational impact our advocacy and approach to each case will have in your child’s life. We take this commitment seriously and work hard with our clients to see and appreciate the bigger picture of the adoption or guardianship.

Familybuilding’s approach in each case requires us to understand why the adoption, guardianship or foster care case came to be in the first place. We understand the case and the client would not be seeking our assistance if there was not significant generational brokenness. We embrace the sad reality that adoption, guardianship and foster care cases may require social service and judicial intervention because of addiction, abandonment, abuse and neglect. It is incumbent upon us to embrace this truth, then develop an approach that can effectively work with that birth parent, their counsel and the legal system. That approach is one that has been refined over the past three decades, as we glean greater levels of wisdom and how to respond to brokenness and pain. It is an approach founded in wisdom, empathy and truth. And Familybuilding has found it is effective! How we treat opposing parties and understand the generational reasons behind each adoption, guardianship and foster care case will directly impact the child’s life throughout their minority, adulthood, and manifest in generations to come! Therefore, we take every case very seriously and develop an approach with those consequences in mind.

The specific types of cases the Familybuilding Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, and serving all of California and across the United States, relating to adoption, guardianship and adoption, include:

ADOPTION:

• Infant Adoption
• Agency Adoption
• Independent Adoption
• Interstate Adoption
• Guardianship to Adoption
• Adoption from Foster Care
• Adoption after Dependency Guardianship
• Stepparent Adoption
• Adult Adoption
• Re-Adoption of Foreign-born Child
• Disrupted Adoption
• Special needs Adoption
• Litigated Adoptions

GUARDIANSHIP:

• Relative Probate Guardianship
• Non-Relative Probate Guardianship
• Relative Dependency Guardianship
• Non-Relative Dependency Guardianship

FOSTER CARE:

• Non-Relative Foster to Guardianship
• Non-Relative Foster to Adoption
• Relative Foster to Guardianship
• Relative Foster to Adoption

There are also cases in which the Familybuilding law firm represents clients who have taken a child into their care without knowing if it will be a guardianship or adoption. We can utilize Powers of Attorney and other legal strategies to maintain stability for the child until a legal plan of guardianship or adoption can be developed.

Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, and serving all of California, honors you for standing in the generational gap for a child or children and we look forward to working with you to give these children a future and a hope!  

The attorneys and staff of our team here at Familybuilding Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, serving all of California, work tirelessly to support you with the care, guidance, and support you need. We are passionate about providing adoption solutions that meet your unique family needs. It is all executed with the utmost level of respect, dignity, and compassion as we understand the mental, emotional, and financial toll this process can have on you if not guided in the proper way. Our entire Team will meet you where you are and guide you through the process with clarity so that the final result can produce peace, joy and security for all of those involved in the adoption process from start to finish.

It can feel daunting to go to an attorney for a legal process, but rest assured that one of our biggest convictions is that people are more important than processes. Our Team will ensure that the route you choose is done correctly and accurately, but not at the expense of your peace of mind. You are valued by each and every one of us and it is our joy and privilege to serve you as you navigate this adoption process. This is such an important step in your life and the life of the child. Take a moment and get to know some of our valued team members which you will be working with and check out our services to confirm the Familybuilding Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, serving all of California, is a good fit for you and your family. Proving a loving home that fosters safety and stability is our primary goal. We will use all of the legal processes at our disposal to ensure that every child is given the best opportunity to thrive in a home full of love.

At the Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California serving all of California, we absolutely love to provide families with educational tools and resources so they fully comprehend the process and are not blindly following the proven paths. We strive to help adoptive couples understand how adoption works so that they can make informed and educated decisions that best suit them and their specific needs. Once they embrace the spirit of adoption, and the myths and fears about adoption are cleared away, they move into the process with a clear vision, open arms, and full hearts. This is true for birth mothers, birth fathers and children who are in need of a new generational trajectory. This is 100% your journey that we are simply privileged to walk alongside of you on. Making sure that the birth parents and adoptive parents are all supported is important in the process of the placement of the child and the future we are setting them up for. We are in the business of building families which means building up each of the members involved and setting them up for success in the process. It will mean placing their child with an adoptive family, the adopting parent(s) receiving the gift of a child to join their family, and the child’s generational line being impacted forever.

The Familybuilding Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California, serving all of California, uses different strategies to ensure that families are built including guardianship which is meant to provide stability without the process of legal adoption. It’s a viable option for you if you are a family member wanting to provide another family member with that love and support through becoming a legal guardian of their child. If this is something that you are interested in, you will then become the guardian of the child until the age of 18. Of course, the impact you will make in that child’s life will create a bond that will last much longer than the legal guardianship. A guardianship can also transform to become an adoption if that is something that you opt for. Far greater than solidifying a legal process, we are facilitating the solidification of a family.

Some other ways in which we aid in establishing these families is through birth mothers who choose to place their child with another family, making that sacrifice out of love and courage. We call them “heroes” because of the unimaginably brave and selfless parenting decision that they make to change the child’s trajectory. This decision ensures that the child is then raised in a home that honors the birth parents for that parenting choice. Private infant adoptions are available as well as foster adoption, adoption of a relative, or even adult adoption. Regardless of the route you decide to take, rest assured that we will work in the best interest of both you and the child. The vital role that we play is not taken lightly. We would encourage you to contact us and learn about the options at your disposal here at Familybuilding, Adoption Law Firm Anaheim California servicing all of California.