{"id":189,"date":"2020-07-13T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sampleslaw.com\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2024-03-06T21:23:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T21:23:37","slug":"adoption-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samplesjennings.com\/areas-of-practice\/adoption-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Trusted TN &#038; GA Adoption Lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our practice is not limited to Hamilton County, however, and we handle adoption matters throughout North Georgia and Middle and East Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We handle all types of adoptions, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Birth parent representation<\/li>\n<li>Independent adoptions<\/li>\n<li>Agency adoptions<\/li>\n<li>Stepparent, grandparent and other relative adoptions<\/li>\n<li>DCS (Tennessee) adoptions<\/li>\n<li>DFCS (Georgia) adoptions<\/li>\n<li>Termination of parental rights<\/li>\n<li>Adult adoptions<\/li>\n<li>International re-adoptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike Jennings is the only attorney in the United States who is both a Fellow in the prestigious Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys and is also dually licensed in Tennessee and in Georgia. \u00a0Since completing his first adoption in 1987, Mike has handled several thousand adoptions in both North Georgia and in East and Middle Tennessee. Will joined our firm in 2016 and now works extensively in the adoption area, as well.\u00a0 We have a long history of helping families throughout Chattanooga and the surrounding areas achieve their dream of adopting, and our firm looks forward to helping guide you through this process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the first major step in the adoption process by calling\u00a0<a href=\"\/attorneys\/michael-s-jennings\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sampleslaw.com\/attorneys\/michael-s-jennings\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684245324069000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2rgBETtOuvFPvk0xb69J0l\">Mike Jennings<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"\/attorneys\/william-h-vetterick\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sampleslaw.com\/attorneys\/william-h-vetterick\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684245324069000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1aq5fApPeFTzzP04bEzASC\">William H. Vetterick<\/a>\u00a0to set up a consultation to learn how they can provide you with high-quality, compassionate adoption services.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 2em 0; text-align: center; margin: 1em 0; color: #333;\">\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 20px 0;\">Featured Adoption Law Attorneys<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<section data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"764\" class=\"elementor elementor-764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07179b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f07179b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d11561 photo-frame elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d11561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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While the adoption process is an exciting time for all, it is also filled with a lot of questions and concerns. At Samples, Jennings, Clem &#038; Fields we handle more Hamilton County adoptions annually than every other attorney in the county combined. 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