December 2020
Mendocino County Adult Adoption - Ukiah Courthouse: Adoptive Parent(s) both age 60+ adopted married Daughter age 20+ who they brought to the USA several decades ago as an infant from an orphanage in a developing country. A couple of decades later, the infant is now an adult, married and in coll... Read On
December 2020
Orange County, CA Adult Adoption Court - Stepfather 36 years old adopts Stepdaughter 18 years old. Orange County CA adoption court is currently experiencing significant delays in scheduling adoption hearings, due to COVID-19 pandemic closures. Case was filed in July 2020 and case finalization h... Read On
November 2020
Los Angeles County Adult Adoption Court - Grandmother age 73 adopts Grandchild age 20 via Adult Adoption. In this case, Adoptee/Grandchild was effectively abandoned by her birth parents who are caught-up in a destructive lifestyle of addiction. Grandmother raised her Grandchild into responsibl... Read On
October 2020
Los Angeles County Adoption Court - Paternal Uncle age 37 adopts Niece age 21. In this case, the Adoptee/Niece is estranged from her father who was never present while she was growing up. Adoptee/Niece was effectively raised by her Uncle (father's brother) as the only father figure in her life.... Read On
October 2020
Los Angeles County Adult Adoption Court Case - former Stepfather 69 years old (who was married to the Stepdaughter's mother and is the father of her younger brothers) adopted 29 years old Stepdaughter. Time from case filing to approved and final decree order of adoption 3 weeks. Read On
September 2020
Los Angeles County - Kindred Spirit Mother age 69 years old adopts Younger Family Friend/Daughter age 38 years old. In this case, the Mother and daughter developed a bond while living in the same building for many years. Although the Daughter eventually relocated, they maintained the close fami... Read On
September 2020
Orange County - Stepfather 69 years old adopts two Stepdaughters 49 & 48 years old. Longtime Stepfather who raised girls from 11&12 years old adopted his two Stepdaughters; one married and living in Utah and one single and living in California. This case highlights that the California Adult Ado... Read On
August 2020
Los Angeles County - Stepfather 48 years old adopted Stepdaughter 23 years old. Time from case filing to approved adoption order/decree 6 months due to pandemic court closures. Read On
August 2020
Petitioners [all names changed for confidentiality] Dave 74 years old & Evonne 67 years old adopted Denise 37 years. Dave was the father-figure to Denise while he raised Denise with Denise's mother Jane. Approximately 20 years ago, Denise's mother Jane passed away and Dave met Evonne, then marr... Read On
August 2020
Los Angeles County - Stepfather 41 years old adopts Stepdaughter 23 years old Read On
July 2020
Los Angeles County - Stepfather 56 years old adopts 24 years old Stepdaughter. Time from case filing to approved order/decree of adoption 4 months due to the pandemic court closures. Read On
July 2020
Los Angeles County - Birth Mother adopted Disabled Son 28 years old whom she had to relinquish to her parents (the son's grandparents) after Birth. This case presented a not so unusual set of facts: Birth Mother was only 16 years old at time of birth of son with significant disabilities. The M... Read On
June 2020
Riverside County Superior Court - Mother/Father 50 years old raised Daughter 22 years from Infancy after she was abandoned after birth. Time from filing to approved Adoption Decree/Order 60 days. Read On
March 2020
Los Angeles County Superior Court - 70+ years old Stepfather adopted 40 years old Stepson (who is in prison). In this case the Department of Corrections objected to transporting the Petitioner from prison to the adoption court, so the Judge granted the adoption based on notarized documents I pre... Read On
March 2020
Los Angeles County Superior Court - 41 years old Stepfather adopted 19 years old Stepson. In this case the Stepson gave a very moving explanation of his love for his Stepfather who, in the Stepson's own words, "taught me how to me a man." The entire Courtroom was in tears, including yours truly... Read On
February 2020
Riverside County (Hemet Courthouse) - 44 years old Stepfather adopts 19 years old Stepson. Time from case filing to approved Adoption Decree 90 days. Read On
February 2020
Sacramento County Ridgeway Family Law Center - 80 years old elderly Woman adopted kindred friend 51 years old as her own daughter. Time from case filing to approved Adoption Decree 90 days. Read On
February 2020
Riverside County Superior Court (Hemet) Adult Adoption - 66 & 67 years old Foster parents adopted 32 years old adult who was placed with the family as an infant foster child, but never formally adopted. Time from case filing to approved Adoption Decree 120 days with the Court rescheduling the ma... Read On
February 2020
Los Angeles County Superior Court - Uncle & Aunt 88 & 90 years old adopted 55 years old Niece who they raised for over 36 years as their own child. Time from case filing to approved Adoption Decree 90 days. Read On
February 2020
Los Angeles County Superior Court - 43 years old Stepfather adopted 23 years old Stepdaughter. Time from case filing to approved Adoption Decree 100 days. Read On
