Erica Tate Healey

Erica was nothing short of a God send for our family. Weathering the completely unexpected and frightening journey of a contested adoption over the course of over 2 years - we were so so grateful to have Erica guiding us, representing us and making sure our goal was reached. Her knowledge base and de...termination to get us through this process was what we had hoped for. Her interpersonal skills - direct yet kind were more than we imagined. We are filled with gratitude to Erica and paralegal Marcie who were confident and capable when we felt anything but. We would recommend this law firm to ANYONE who is need. Additionally I should state that something we also very much admired and appreciated about this firm was their focus on doing things the RIGHT way and always being child-centered; as we strongly felt it should be.

We found The Erica Healey and The Law Offices of Jeanne T. Tate while in the process of adopting a baby. Due to unforeseen circumstances it became quite evident that the attorney assigned to us by our adoption agency was not going to be able to support us competently. After a great deal of research ...and interviewing multiple attorneys in the Tampa area, it became abundantly clear that that only the team at Jeanne T. Tate had the knowledge, passion and experience to support us. Every step of the way in our adoption journey with JT Tate we felt they were as invested and passionate about my family having a positive adoption as we were. No matter what they were always there for us. Quick to respond, proactive in their actions and we never felt we were a burden. These are all challenges we had with our previous council. We ended up in a very tough situation and had to go before a judge multiple times. Our attorney's superior knowledge and application of Florida adoption law consistently procured positive judgements in our favor and brought our adoption to a successful finalization. After 18 months of litigation our family is complete and that which would have ended in devastating heart break came to a conclusion of joy and love. With all my heart I do not believe any other law firm could have brought us here. Working with an attorney who specializes in adoption law is important. Working with THE BEST team who not only specialize in adoption law but are passionate and experienced is critical.

I would definitely recommend this law firm to anyone. We personally used them in a step parent adoption case where the biological father lives in another country and would not provide his address. They hired a private investigator in the UK and had him served! Everything went smoothly and their commu...nication is great! I was always updated and never left wondering if they were actually working on my case. They were! It was definitely worth every penny!

Contested Adoption Success – Jeanne T. Tate and Erica Healey – Best Adoption Attorneys in Florida My husband and I initially made the mistake of hiring a family lawyer that practiced multiple areas of law that included Guardianships, Termination of Parental Rights and Adoptions to represent us in a ...contested adoption case involving our grandson. It never dawned on us prior to retaining her services that we should ask how many contested adoption cases she had handled and as our luck would have it the answer was none. After several missteps early in our case we came to the realization that we needed to hire a firm that only specializes in adoption law if we had any chance of prevailing in our contested adoption case. I am certain there are so many people like me and my husband who have made the same mistake and find the right attorney late in the game or even worse you don’t find them at all. We were blessed to find and hire Jeanne T. Tate P.A who came highly recommended and who is a very well respected adoption firm throughout the state of Florida. Erica Healey was the lead attorney in our adoption case and she worked tirelessly on our behalf. Within four weeks Erica was up to speed on every aspect of the case and she was able to amend motions that were previously filed incorrectly. Erica and Jeanne know the adoption laws inside and out. The professionalism, knowledge and integrity of Jeanne and Erica and all of their supporting staff was so refreshing and it was a pleasure to work with them during a very difficult time. Erica’s poise and preparedness at every court appearance was an affirmation that we had hired and assembled the best legal team and we were so happy to have her on our side. We had a very complex case but they kept it moving forward in a timely manner. We are forever grateful to the amazing job that both Erica and Jeanne did because we prevailed in our case and feel we may not have had the same outcome without their representation. I highly recommend Jeanne T Tate P.A. and Erica Healey for all adoption matters.