Helping All Kinds of Families with Child Adoption
Redlands Family Law Attorney Lenita Skoretz
At the Redlands family law firm of Lenita Skoretz, I provide information and opportunity for my clients to meaningfully participate in the process of finding a legal resolution to their family law concern.
I work cooperatively with individuals and couples to help them achieve an independent adoption (the adoption of a child from an unrelated person) a family or stepparent adoption (the adoption of the child of a family member, including a same-sex partner, or the adoption of a step-child by a step-parent).
Independent Child Adoption
I provide legal assistance to families or individuals who are adopting a child through a private adoption agency or through private placement. This can include the adoption of an unrelated child, or the child of a family member, such as a grandparent adoption of a grandchild or an aunt adopting a niece or nephew. An experienced adoption lawyer can help your adoption process run smoothly.
Stepparent - Stepchild Adoption
Stepparents do not automatically have legal guardianship or decision-making rights regarding a child who enters their care through marriage. The child's biological parents retain those rights, even if one of those parents has never lived with the child or had a relationship with the child.
When an involved stepparent makes the decision to adopt a stepchild, he or she is giving that child a very visible sign of love and support in addition to all the legal rights that a child enjoys from a parent, such as the right to inheritance. I am pleased to help families accomplish the stepparent adoption process to provide a secure foundation for the children in their family. Please contact me to discuss your stepparent adoption case; many stepparent adoptions can be accomplished with few complications.
GLBT Adoption
I help gay and lesbian couples build strong, loving families through adoption. I help couples who are adopting an unrelated or related child through independent (private) adoption. I also help one parent adopt the biological child of the other parent from a previous marriage or from artificial insemination (similar to a step-parent adoption). Please contact me to discuss your GLBT adoption case.
Adoption attorney Lenita Skoretz provides legal counsel to individuals and families in Redlands and Riverside counties in California, including the cities of Redlands, San Bernardino, Yucaipa, Fontana, Loma Linda, and Riverside.
