Vaughn-Michael H. Cordes

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.