Reasons for Having a Will

Reasons for having a Florida Will

Reasons for having a Florida Last Will and Testament So, you don’t have a will?  You’re not old, you don’t have any kids, and you don’t own a house. So why do you need one? It’s simple: a will ensures that your belongings go to the people you want them to go to when you … Read more

OBTENCIÓN DE UNA APOSTILLA PARA UN CERTIFICADO DE NACIMIENTO DE FLORIDA

COMO OBTENER UNA APOSTILLA PARA UN CERTIFICADO DE NACIMIENTO DE FLORIDA Las embajadas o consulados extranjeros a menudo requieren una apostilla o un certificado notarial para los registros civiles. Uno de los documentos más comunes para los que las personas piden certificaciones de apostilla es un certificado de nacimiento de Florida. Porque se necesita una … Read more

Don’t Hit Snooze on Your Dreams!

Florida Document Specialists Daytona Beach

Dreams without action.  What do you have left?  Dreams. Some of the most successful people in history were dreamers, but they obviously did more than sleep… they took the next step. One of my favorite quotes goes something like this… If you don’t pursue your dreams, someone else will pay you to pursue theirs.  How … Read more

Myths and Realities – Florida Pro Se Step-Parent, Relative, and Adult Adoptions

Pro Se Florida Adoptions Myths and Reality

Frequently we receive calls at Florida Family Adoptions where the pro se party has “heard” or has been “told” something about Florida adoptions that isn’t accurate.  I have compiled a list of the most common myths and realities, and I hope this will help others who are contemplating filing a pro se grandparent, relative, step-parent … Read more

Probate Orders – Petition for Summary Administration

Summary Administration Probate

Filing Proposed Orders of Summary Administration and Homestead with the Court There are many challenges that pro se parties face in filing a petition for summary administration in Florida.  One such challenge is how to actually get proposed summary administration probate orders in front of a judge to be reviewed and signed. One would think … Read more

A Customer’s Visit to the Law Library for Relative Adoption Forms

A woman in South Florida called the other day.  She wanted to file relative adoption forms in order to adopt her nephew, who she has raised since birth. As a pro se party (no attorney representation), she was having difficulty finding the proper Florida relative adoption forms necessary to bring her case to conclusion.  She … Read more

Nonlawyer Relative Adoptions and the Florida DCF

Florida DCF and Grandparent Adoption

You Want to Adopt, but DCF (Florida Department of Children and Families) has Sheltered or Placed your Grandchild or Relative in Foster Care? One of the most heartbreaking and common inquiries we receive at Florida Family Adoptions are relatives (usually grandparents) reaching out for help with filing a pro se Relative Adoption when the child … Read more

Florida Pro Se Family Adoptions and Unlocated Birth Parents

Florida Relative Stepparent Adoption Forms

But I don’t know where they are! – When birth parents can’t be located. One of the most common scenarios we encounter at Florida Family Adoptions is when we get a call from a relative (mostly grandparents) wishing to adopt their grandchildren, but they don’t know where the biological parents are.  Unlocated parents can present … Read more