International Adoptions and US Citizenship
Mar 08, 2012
When you adopt overseas, your child will receive one of four different types of visas: IR3, IH3, IR4, or IH4. Automatic citizenship is given for IR3 and IH3 visas, but the IR4 and IH4 will garner onl...
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Why You Need a Guardianship Designation in Florida
Mar 15, 2011
Pre-need Guardianship for Minor Children (in a Will) A guardianship designation can be included in your Will, identifying who you want for a guardian and as a backup. You do not want to file this wi...
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What is a "Disrupted" Adoption?
Feb 09, 2011
Sometimes parents who adopt a child come to the uncomfortable conclusion that they cannot commit to the adoption.
In my experience, I have seen this occur with inter-country adoptions, when adoptive p...
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How to change my child's name or birth date (after an International Adoption)
Mar 10, 2010
Name Change for my foreign-born child If you are in the process of "recognizing" the foreign adoption, or petitioning to "readopt," you can make the name change part of the same process in Court. It...
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How do I get a Florida Birth Certificate after coming home from an International Adoption?
Mar 10, 2010
What type of visa did your child receive? An IR3 visa means that your child should receive a U.S. Certificate of Citizenship within four weeks of arriving in the United States. An IR4 visa means th...
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