At Cohen & Best, P.A., we believe effective child adoption attorney (lawyer) legal representation requires experience and dedication to protect the rights of those who have entrusted us with their legal issues, while maintaining the best interest of each client.

Adoption is a legal procedure by which a child becomes part of a family, creating a legal relationship, other than that of his or her birth parents.

Through the process of adoption, adopting parents are able to make a child part of their family, legally and unequivocally, taking all rights and obligations of a natural parent. The adopted child assumes the rights and limitations of a child born to natural parents. For adoptive parents, adopting a child and providing that child with a safe and secure home, giving their adopted child the love and attention they need, and helping their adopted child prepare for life is the most rewarding experience of their life.

Adoption is not restricted to children. Any person may be adopted. But before an adoption can be considered by the courts, the rights of the natural parents must be terminated.

An experienced Lakeland adoption attorney (lawyer) always strives to ensure the legal process goes without major complications. Cohen & Best, P.A., vigorously represents the rights of individuals who are currently engaged in child adoption or other family law legal matters.