Adoption

Most people have heard the term “power of attorney”, but how many people actually know what it means? The term is thrown around an awful lot. Some people confuse it with executor or administrator of an estate. Other people confuse it with the person in charge of your living will. For members of the LGBT…

There are thousands of children out there who need a good home. It doesn’t matter where they live. It doesn’t matter how old they are. They need parents who will love them and provide them with a safe and secure upbringing. This is why it’s so frustrating that LGBT couples face so many challenges when…

For a LGBT couple, the option of having their own children together doesn’t exist. If they want to start a family, they have to use a surrogate, adopt or choose for one parent to have a biological child. When it comes to adoption, a LGBT couple has a few choices: Apply for a domestic adoption…

For a long time, it was almost impossible for LGBT couples to adopt a child in Texas. Adoption agencies could deny a couple’s application based on the fact that they weren’t married. Now that same-sex marriage has been legal in Texas for a couple of years, more LGBT couples are looking to adopt a child…

There are so many children out there deserving of a loving home. If we had enough people willing to adopt them, they would all be in safe and secure homes. But that isn’t the case. There aren’t enough people willing to adopt these children. So, it’s more than frustrating to know that the system makes…