Welcome To This Adoption Blog

My oldest sister was adopted from Germany, and it literally took an act of Congress to finalize her adoption.  Seriously.  We have U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate Bills, signed into law, declaring Carol Ann adopted by my parents.  She is the eldest.  Then my parents had three biological children, of which I'm the youngest.  My wife Rebecca and I recently adopted a 6-year-old, absolutely amazing girl, who was born in Ethiopia.  One could accurately say adoption runs in my family.  It is also a huge part of my profession, as an adoption attorney.  I've been practicing in Salt Lake City, Utah, for 19 years.  I'm the President-Elect of the Utah Adoption Council (http://www.utahadoptioncouncil.com/), and the Chair of the Advisory Board to The Adoption Exchange in Utah, and Member of the Board of Directors of The Adoption Exchange headquartered in Denver, Colorado (http://www.adoptex.org/).  I volunteer much of my time to several other adoption-related, church, and community organizations.  My mission: To make adoption an affordable option.  Adoption should not cost you an arm and a leg.  You ought to be left with some money after an adoption, to help you raise your growing family.  In the process, the considerations and rights of all involved in the process should be carefully weighed and considered, including: birth mothers, AND birth fathers (even though they may be unmarried), adoptive parents, social workers, and all professionals involved in the process.  I hope this post begins a dialogue that can help achieve this mission, and can help bring about miracles in the lives of all those touched by adoption.