Adoption has a long and ancient history which stretches way before the birth of Christ. The Romans used it to ensure that the wealthy and aristocracy could have a male heir to keep the dynasty going. It wasn’t until the Middle Ages that the Catholic Church encouraged the adoption of orphaned children.
In the United States, Massachusetts was the first state to establish adoption as a legal procedure around 1850, where they required a judge to determine if the adoptive parents had the consent of the child’s guardian and whether the adoptive parents were fit to raise the child.
The Florida Bar tells us:
“An adoption establishes a legal parent-child relationship between the adoptee and the adoptive parents. This legal relationship is identical to the legal biological parent-child relationship. Florida law authorizes adoptions for all persons, minors and adults.”
Adoption is a big step in anyone’s life, no more so than in the lives of those who have been adopted. A few adopted children include famous people such as Bill Clinton, Jessie Jackson, and Faith Hill. It is not only an action that has legal ramifications, but also emotional ones as well. There is no other thing that you can do, other than adoption, which will affect your future generations so profoundly.
According to the Florida Department of State, State Library and Archives of Florida:
“Adoption records in Florida are sealed. A court order is necessary to obtain copies of the original birth certificate.”
Our company can assist in preparing the paperwork for Step-Parent Adoptions, Grandparent Adoptions, and Adult Adoptions.