Baltimore Ravens professional football player Michael Oher has an inspiring adoption story that was written about in a book and remade most recently into the movie The Blind Side. Houston Press reports that Mr. Oher spoke last week at the Intercontinental Hotel in Houston about the benefits of adopting a child in Texas.
He spoke at a luncheon to raise money for the Arrow Child & Family Ministries; which handles foster care and adoptions in Houston. Other speakers at the luncheon included Neil Bush, Michael Regan and Mark Tennant, who works as Arrow's CEO. Mr. Oher was also accompanied by his adoptive mother Leigh Ann Tuohy and his sister Collins Tuohy at the benefit banquet.
"There is a huge need in this country for this group of children to find homes," Leigh Ann Tuohy announced at the luncheon, as reported by Houston Press.
In Houston, there are plenty of Texas family law attorneys that can help with the process of an adoption. An adoption can sometimes be challenging in that it can raise legal hurdles for both the parents placing a child for adoption, and the parents seeking to adopt. FindLaw reports that all adoptions must ultimately be approved by a court order; no matter how simple or complex.
At an adoption hearing, the courts will determine if the adoption is in the best interest of the child. A judge can then grant a final decree for adoption, which legalizes the new parent-child relationship. Adoptive parents can also usually request for an official name change for the child at the hearing.
Related Resources:
- Adoption Option: Agency, Attorney...or Both (FindLaw's Law and Daily Life blog)
- Adoption Laws: State-by-State (FindLaw)
- Texas Family Law Attorneys Directory (FindLaw)
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