Adoption brings families together, but post-adoption relationships can add complexity. Many adoptions today involve post-adoption contact agreements (PACAs). These agreements outline the level of contact between birth parents and adoptive families after adoption is finalized. Understanding PACAs and their legal implications is crucial for protecting everyone involved. At Cofsky & Zeidman, LLC, we’ve helped families […]

On May 30, 2018 Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey signed into law the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act. This new law will protect all parties involved in a gestational carrier arrangement, including the gestational carrier, the intended parents, and most importantly, any child resulting from such an arrangement. These agreements will now be […]

Post-Adoption Services in the United States Though many adoptive parents might initially disagree, the period leading up to an adoption is often perceived as perhaps the easiest part of the process. While the matching of adoptive parents to child has a significant impact on the ultimate success of the adoption process, post-adoption services, such as […]