An adoptive parent and provider of therapeutic foster care from West Seneca have been honored with a prestigious national award for her contribution to her community. The woman, who is raising two adoptive daughters, whom she began taking care of through the state foster care program, became an advocate of adoption after seeing that there were many children in her community who needed homes.
Her daughters, ages 6 and 9, now enjoy a loving home that wouldn’t be possible unless their award-winning mother had opened up her home to them. Both of her daughters have special needs and their adoptive parent takes care of them as a single mother. One of the girls, the woman was told before she moved in, would never be able to speak.
Last week, the woman and her daughters made an important trip to Washington, D.C., to receive the highly regarded angels in adoption award provided by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Other recipients of the angels in adoption award in the past have included former First Lady Laura Bush, Muhammad Ali and Al Roker. The mother said that the event was spectacular and she was inspired by meeting people from different parts of the United States who shared their adoption stories with her.
Numerous families participate in the New York foster care program, and sometimes those families want to take over full custody of the children they’re caring for through adoption. In these situations, New York residents may want to discuss their child custody options with a qualified family law attorney who can steer them toward the most appropriate pathway to take in this regard.
At the Colwell Law Group, our number one priority is always our clients. The members of our team have decades of combined experience in negotiating and trying family law cases. We are able to use our experience and our knowledge of the courts and New York family law to act as advocates for our clients. Our lawyers are dedicated to serving our clients’ best interests while also allowing them to feel heard and understood. We want to ensure that they trust us and understand why we do what we do. Colwell Law has numerous attorneys who are experienced in Family Law that can help put you at ease.
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