Adoptive Parents and Workplace Rights
Adoption: It can be a daunting journey, but it is worth all of the steps needed. Adoption: it can be a daunting journey, but the; conclusion – becoming adoptive parents – is worth all the steps needed. Aspiring parents in the workforce seeking to adopt a child have more resources available to them than they […]
Exploring a Termination of Parental Rights
What is a Termination of Parental Rights? Surprisingly, termination of parental rights is not a child custody action nor is it an attempt by a parent to get sole custody. A termination of parental rights action goes much further than a decision about parenting time and visitation. If successful, a termination of parental rights completely […]
Unmarried Father’s Rights
What Rights Do Unmarried Fathers Have? In the eyes of the law, legitimation and paternity of a child is established in different ways depending on whether the parents are married or unmarried. The process of legitimation ensures that a child is legally recognized as the child of the parents and to allow the child to […]
Beat Infertility Adoption and Surrogacy Podcast with Nicole and Nadia
We’re pleased to share Beat Infertility’s Podcast with Nicole and Nadia discussing legal considerations surrounding egg and sperm donation, adoption, and surrogacy. Some of the questions answered are: Egg/Sperm Donation Why is it important to have a written agreement with your donor? What should be included in this agreement? Adoption Explain the difference between an […]
Adoptive Parents and Workplace Rights
We are very pleased to share that Working Mother has accepted our article Adoptive Parents and Workplace Rights for Nicole’s MomInLaw column. You can find the full piece here: http://www.workingmother.com/adoptive-parents-and-workplace-rights.
Open and Closed Adoptions in North Carolina
A favorite holiday family movie is “Elf,” starring Will Ferrell, as Buddy, and Bob Newhart, as Papa Elf. Buddy is an orphaned human infant who stows away in Santa’s sack. Then, when he is discovered at the North Pole, he is adopted by Papa Elf and raised at the North Pole. Buddy grows up at […]
The Adoption Rollercoaster
Karen and John* have just found out they have been selected by a birth mother to adopt. The process that led up to this moment has been both exciting and stressful. They worked closely with their adoption attorney through the highs and lows, and after a very demanding application process, and months of waiting, they […]
Adoption Issues and the Classroom
Back to school season is an exciting and stressful time of year for families, especially for those families with adopted children. Did you know that Sixty percent (60%) of people in the United States had a personal connection with adoption in 1997? According to the Evan B. Donaldson Institute that percentage continues to grow each […]
The Intricacies of Estate Planning for Same Sex Couples
When the Supreme Court announced its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges* last summer, it was rightly viewed as a victory for equality for same-sex couples across the country. As a result of the ruling, same-sex marriages that had once been ignored, disregarded, or deemed illegal were immediately granted the same full faith and credit as […]
Why Sodoma Law Union? Easy. We listen to our clients.
By Nicole Sodoma. When I opened Sodoma Law in 2008, I immediately recognized how our advocacy was different. My guiding vision was clear: to surround myself with tenacious, smart, compassionate professionals who really care about our clients like family. Listening to our clients As a Family Law lawyer, I recognize that life’s events can be […]