Vaughn-Michael H. Cordes

After being on the adoption journey for two years we matched with a birth family and met Vaughn. His wisdom and demeanor gave us a lot of comfort in this “confusing and overwhelming” process. Vaughn was extremely helpful during the birth and the days when we were waiting to be able to leave. He made ...it quick and seamless in our eyes even though there was a lot going on to make it happen. Vaughn truly cares about all parties involved and seeks the best for them. We are so thankful to Vaughn for playing such a huge role in bringing our family together.

This was our second time using Vaughn to help us with an adoption (two successful adoptions)! We were very confident this time around since we had such a good experience the first time. It was such a relief knowing that we were working with someone we could rely on. Our daughter was born toward the b...eginning of the Covid pandemic when hospitals were allowing no visitors. Vaughn helped us BOTH be able to be in the hospital room with our baby girl! And he did a phenomenal job getting our paperwork all filed and complete despite the courts being closed! We are so grateful for his work for our family, especially during trying times! He is very dependable!

Mr Cordes assisted us with adopting our son, which was very smooth. We contacted him a little over a year later and told him we were ready to adopt again and would like to work with him again. We waited about 5 months to be matched, and were matched with a single mother that was due the next month. T...he baby’s father ended up coming back into the picture and she ultimately decided to parent her child. They are still together, so We know that what was meant to be, happened. Due to this failed adoption, Mr Cordes did his very best for us to ultimately help match us with a couple that he believed would ultimately choose to place the child for adoption and were doing it for the right reasons. It took over a year after our failed placement, with some bumps along the way. There were potential situations that he guided us against, as he felt the adoption would not have been ethical or that the parents were not placing the child for the right reasons. We finally matched with a young couple that were expecting a baby due in November. Mr Cordes was a source of support for us, as he has adopted children himself, so along with legal guidance (like hiring the couple an attorney to represent them and not us), he also provided us with emotional support for the roller coaster ride of our second adoption. I believe he truly wants to do right by everyone he works with. We just had to give him the time and our patience for it to happen (as difficult as it was during that LONG wait) but it was ultimately worth it, as our family love has now expanded with our wonderful extended families in Arkansas.

We had a awesome experience with our adoption. We were matched in a very short time and had very good support throughout it. He has a very compassionate heart for his clients and the moms he works with and tries his best to make it successful. We were very blessed with his passion for the adoptions a...nd his willingness to help the birth moms, going out of his way countless times, even with a busy family himself. He can relate as he has adopted a number of those children. We found him to be a very honest and just attorney and would definitely choose him again with future adoptions. It was a true blessing working with a tenderhearted caring person.