Adoption lawyers in California Michael J. to Richard Sax

Firm: Michael J. MacLellan, Esq.

1177 Branham Lane   #379 , San Jose , California 95118

Practice Areas: Adoption,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Elder ,Native American ,Trusts,Wills

Firm: Rooney Law Firm

1280 E 9th Street , Chico , California 95928

Practice Areas: Adoption,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Family ,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Personal Injury,Traffic Violations

Firm: Neff Law Firm, aplc

Media Center , Manhattan Beach , California 90266

Practice Areas: Adoption, Business & Commercial, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Divorce, Family , Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property

Richard Neff is the founder of Neff Law Firm, where he focuses on technology, ecommerce, media and copyright law, with a strong specialty in international transactions and intellectual property enforcement. In the early part of his career, he was an international transactional lawyer in Washington, DC, but has now spent half his life practicing in California.  A former chairman of the Business Software Alliance, for many years he managed the antipiracy programs in Latin America for large software companies such as Microsoft, Adobe, Autodesk, Symantec and Apple.  But he always focused on his transactional practice with its strong international flavor, for clients ranging from the largest technology companies in the world to internet startups.  When not working, he devotes a lot of time and effort to running, weights, cycling and skiing.  He is on the Board of the Technology Council of Southern California and is active with Pacific Council on International Policy.

Firm: The Legal Center, A.P.C.

323 North Coast Highway   D  92 , Oceanside , California 92054

Practice Areas: Adoption,Business & Commercial,Business ,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Contracts,Divorce,Domestic Violence,Estate Planning,Family ,Guardianship and Conservatorship,Probate ,Real Estate ,Spousal Support,Trusts,Wills

Firm: Los Angeles County office:

15260 Ventura Blvd , Sherman Oaks , California 91403

Practice Areas: Adoption

Randall Hicks limits his practice to stepparent adoption and adult adoption. He has dedicated his law practice to adoptions for 37 years. He has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and is rated "preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating (achieved by only 10% of all attorneys in the US).. Virtually all other attorneys doing stepparent and adult adoptions are family law practitioners, meaning 99% of their practice is likely divorce and child custody. Because Randy does nothing but adoptions, he believes he can do them better, faster, and less expensively. Most importantly, his approach is very personal as he understands the importance of the creation of a family and had dedicated his professional life to that one goal.. His Stepparent Adoption Center features a flat legal fee of only $2,250 for adult adoptions (adopting a person or stepchild age 18 and over) which includes all legal documents and the final court hearing, even the court filing fee and his office costs. Stepparent adoptions of a minor child (under age 18) are a flat legal fee of $2,500. This includes not only the usual work associated with the adoption (preparing all the needed legal documents, preparing the absent parent's consent and requesting their consent and the final adoption hearing. Extra legal fees can occur in a stepparent adoption (of a minor child) if the absent parent can't be found or won't consent as extra legal proceedings would be required. Randy also completes the paperwork to generate an amended birth certificate for the adoptee, naming the adopting parent or stepparent as one of the birth parents, and changing the child's name as desired. Amended birth certificates can also be created in adult adoptions.. Thanks to a change in the California Family Code in 2017, most attorneys don't know that stepparent investigations can now be done by a private adoption agency, not just the county entity. This means that the typical time to complete can be reduced to about 3-4 months, rather than 12 - 15 months when done by the county. (Adult adoptions do not require any home study or investigation so are usually faster.). Randy is the author of several leading adoption books, most recently STEP PARENTING: 50 One-Minute DOs & DON'Ts for Stepdads & Stepmoms and ADOPTING IN AMERICA: How To Adopt Within One Year (for adoptive parents planning a traditional adoption, revised edition 2018). Randy's books, and their focus on ethical and affordable adoption, have been featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, and on television programs like CBS This Morning, The Home Show, Mike & Maty, Leeza Gibbons, and Sally Jessy Raphael. Randy was also the host of the 1991 PBS educational series, Adoption Forum.. For information about stepparent adoption, please visit . For adult adoption, please visit . He has offices in Riverside, San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles Counties. His initial consultation is free and typically takes about 30 minutes to fully explain the stepparent or adult adoption process to you. He does his consultations by video (Zoom), so you don't need to take time off work to travel to his office.

Firm: Bianco Law Firm

118 East Oak   225 088 , Visalia , California 93279

Practice Areas: Adoption,Animal Bites,Arbitration & Mediation,Assault & Battery,Bankruptcy,Business & Commercial,Business Organizations,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Consumer Protection,Contracts,Criminal Defense ,Debtor/Creditor,Divorce,Elder ,Estate Planning,Family ,Insurance ,Landlord & Tenant,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Personal Injury,Premises Liability,Probate ,Products Liability,Real Estate ,Taxation - State & Federal,Traffic Violations,Trusts,Wills,Wrongful Death

Firm: Law Office of Philip H. Shecter, APC

1313 Laurel St #222 , San Carlos , California 94070

Practice Areas: Adoption, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Contracts, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family , Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Probate , Wills, Estate Planning

Firm: Paxton O'Brien Law Group, LLP

350 Fifth Street , Hollister , California 95023

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Adoption,Animal Bites,Assault & Battery,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Condemnation & Eminent Domain,Constitutional ,Divorce,Family ,Land Use & Zoning,Landlord & Tenant,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Personal Injury,Premises Liability,Real Estate ,Wrongful Death

Firm: Paula S. Teske and Associates

3415 South Sepulveda Boulevard 660 Califor , Los Angeles , California 90034

Practice Areas: Adoption,Bankruptcy,Business & Commercial,Civil ,Family ,Juvenile

Firm: Lerandeau & Lerandeau

265 E. River Park Circle, Suite 490 , Fresno , California 93720

Practice Areas: Adoption, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Divorce, Family , Family

There is no shame in getting a divorce, nor is there any stigma for having had one these days. The overall divorce rate in California is close to 60 percent. It can happen to anyone, at any age, for any number of reasons. While I am sure that you feel the whole experience is very overwhelming and hard to accept at this time, you will eventually recover and enjoy life once again, just as I did after my divorce. Just how long this will take, however, is not the same for everyone. Each of us is a different person, and so are our circumstances.. I grew up a long time ago when you rarely ever heard of a divorce lawyer. My parents were never close but stayed together because that’s what they thought they should do. So many years later when I had my own marital problems, I did the same. I went through a cycle of trying to solve the problem, thinking it was her problem, thinking it was my problem, and finally thinking I could just live with the problem. However, after many years of this, I had been so emotionally worn down that it was all I could think about. I finally realized that life was short and I had to be happy, so I resolved to do something about it.. Once I had made that decision, the biggest hurdle for me was the feeling of being overwhelmed. How was I going to do it? How could I find a place to live where I could take my pets? What would I tell my family? How would I move out, etc? In retrospect, it was not that difficult. At the time, however, it felt virtually impossible due to the emotions I was going through. I only managed to overcome my fear by just taking the first step. Once I did that, each subsequent step became progressively easier until finally, I had completed them all.. I never realized just how much my emotions would impact my ability to make good decisions during my divorce, or almost any decision for that fact. I was acting just like everybody else going through a divorce despite the fact I had been a family law attorney for many years and should have known better. I felt vulnerable and no longer in control of my life. What I needed the most was to be able to talk to my attorney when I had a question, honest advice about what was going to happen, a realistic assessment of what things were going to cost, and to know that my case was a priority to him.. This experience transformed the way I practiced law. I did not want clients to feel the same way I did and resolved to make customer service the hallmark of our firm. I wanted each and every client to have whatever we could provide to reduce the anxiety of their divorce and to know that their needs were a priority to us. That’s why I make sure that we are available whenever they have a question, take whatever time necessary to educate them about how the process works, and always give them honest advice about the merits of their case and what things are going to cost. I want clients to know that we appreciate their business and will gladly do whatever necessary to make their divorce a better experience.

Firm: Law Office of Patricia Nelson

801 Alhambra Boulevard , Sacramento , California 95816

Practice Areas: Adoption,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support

Firm: Law Offices of Pamela Edwards Swift

5827 Pine Avenue   B , Chino Hills , California 91709

Practice Areas: Adoption,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Domestic Violence,Family ,Gay and Lesbian ,Paternity

Firm: Norman J. Ryker, III

1074 East Ave   C , Chico , California 95926

Practice Areas: Adoption,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Family ,Trusts

3840 Boulevard   301 , El Dorado Hills , California 95762

Practice Areas: Adoption,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Domestic Partnership,Family ,Military ,Paternity,Prenuptial Agreement,Real Estate ,Spousal Support,Wills

Firm: Integrity Adoption Law

65 Enterprise Drive , Aliso Viejo , California 92656

Practice Areas: Adoption

Being adopted myself, I am passionate about adoption and family formation. I am continually grateful for the honor to work with families and children and to use the law to support and advocate for them.. I love living out my dream of practicing law and uniting and supporting families through adoption and children’s law. My mother explained to me at a very early age that I was adopted and what a beautiful gift that was. She explained that my birth mother had made the ultimate, loving, and sacrificial gift for me by choosing to give me life and family. And in doing so, she also gave my mom, dad and brother a cherished gift by giving them a daughter and a sister. I grew up feeling loved by my adoptive parents and loved by the birth family that so lovingly sacrificed for me. I love working with birth mothers and adoptive parents who all have the best interest of the child in mind.

Firm: Law Office of Monica M. Holmes

4053 Chestnut St Ste 201 , Riverside , California 92501

Practice Areas: Adoption, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense , Divorce, DUI/DWI, Family , Guardianship and Conservatorship, Paternity, Personal Injury, Traffic Violations, Trusts, Wills, Family

Firm: Crabtree, Schmidt and Jacobs

1100 1Fourth Street   Second Floor  9535 , Modesto , California 95353

Practice Areas: Adoption,Business & Commercial,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Family ,Guardianship and Conservatorship

Firm: Fruitman Law Office, A Professional Corporation

322 First Street 023 , Marysville , California 95901

Practice Areas: Adoption,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Estate Planning,Family ,Traffic Violations

903 "H" Street   100 , Bakersfield , California 93304

Practice Areas: Adoption,Automobile Accidents,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Drug Crimes,DUI/DWI,Family ,Felonies,Paternity

Firm: Richard Lee Sax, Attorney At Law

2100 Palomar Airport Rd Ste 209 , Carlsbad , California 92011

Practice Areas: Adoption, Agricultural , Child Support, Consumer Protection, Divorce, Family , Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Probate , Professional Malpractice, Real Estate , Sexual Harassment, Toxic Substances, Trusts, Wills, Real Estate