It was fun for us recently to get a mention in this month’s Peoria Bar Assn. newsletter for a pro bono adoption. We do accept referrals from Prairie State Legal Services for people who are truly A low income grandmother came to us because she had been caring for her …

For our firm December can be a busy month in adoption work. This was because traditionally no guarantee existed that Congress would renew or re-enact the Adoption Tax Credit, a federal benefit, in the following year. Many would hasten to complete their adoption before the new year to ensure they …

Humorous on its face, but serious when considering adoption implications, a new website is manufacturing proof of live births and selling it on the internet. At http://www.fakeababy.com, various documents and costume wear to fake live births are available, such as ultrasounds, sonograms, DNA tests, and hospital records. While the idea …

We were thrilled to complete a Haitian adoption recently, but in doing so became one of a very small – and shrinking – group of people in the U.S. to adopt internationally. In fact since 2003 international adoptions have decreased by half. That’s a 50% cut in volume in a decade …

Written by Maria Kantzavelos The Peoria lawyer represented the couple in adopting five children: two girls with special needs from Korea; a biracial girl and a biracial boy; and a boy from Ethiopia. The children make up the couple’s family, along with their three biological sons. “It’s been a wonderful …