Michele Gentry Hinz

I got in contact with Michele in June to help my surpirse my Step Father and ask him to adopt me for Father's day. I expressed that I was stationed in Italy, but that was not an issue and she was super flexible with our contact issues and the time difference. She was super efficient, and so kind! She... made the process easy and painless. We just got our notification today! I cannot express how grateful I was for her guidance! She was great at communicating, and did often enough check-ins that showed she clearly cares about her clients.

My husband has been wanting to adopt my daughter. He has raised her since she was 2, she is now 14. We contacted an office near our home that directed us to the Adoption Coordinator in Tacoma. She gave us a list of attorneys that would be able to work with us. I reviewed each of the attorneys and kne...w Michele would be the one we needed. After our initial conversation, I knew it my heart we made the right choice. She was very thorough in every aspect of what we could expect and what we might need to do if the non-custodial parent was not cooperating. We had no idea of how to contact the non-custodial parent as he was absent from her life since age 2. In less than 24 hours, Michele found him and called me. She spoke with him and advised that my husband wanted to adopt my daughter. Long story short, he signed his rights over! We had our Adoption interview with the Adoption Coordinator and within a few weeks we had our hearing date! Michele was there to answer all my questions via phone, email and text. My family and I would recommend her services to anyone looking for adoption assistance. She is truly amazing and we are very grateful to her!

We had been wanting to have my husband adopt my son from a previous relationship for years, but were unable to locate the birth father and weren't sure he would even give his consent (he has not historically been the most logical or agreeable person). Last summer, I found out bio father was in prison..., and thought, we have an address, this is our chance! I got Michele's name from the adoption court in Tacoma and I'm so so happy we hired her. At the consultation, she walked us through everything that needed to happen and made a complicated, overwhelming process seem doable. Then, off Michele went to visit my ex in prison. She came back with a signed consent. She has been doing this for a long time and knew just what to say to convey the fact that this was in everyone's best interest. I dont believe we could have done this without her. She helped with filing all of the paperwork (we basically just looked things over for accuracy) and checked in with us each step of the way. She was always there to answer any questions we had, and we feel like she truly cared about our family. She is simply the best, you won't be disappointed. Also exciting: her daughter will be working as an adoption lawyer soon and is just as lovely. I would hire Michele again in a heartbeat, we had the best experience!