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My husband and I used the legal services offered by Rhea Dorsam on two separate occasions, both situations involving adoption.
The first time? My husband was adopting our son (the «sperm donor” – which is about the absolute nicest term I can muster on a public site – wanted no part whatsoever in his child’s life and thus relinquished his parental rights more than voluntarily… but I digress). Anyway, the adoption itself was pretty clear cut. Sperm donor goes to court; we go to court. He tosses his rights, and my husband (*obviously* an upgrade, no? ;) legally adopted our (then – he’s almost six years old now) baby boy. The second time? My husband and I were readopting our (then – she’s almost five years old now) baby girl (the «first» adoption took place in her birth country). In short, it was one day in court for us, and that was it. Easy as pie.
My three star review ultimately comes down to the issue of price. Rhea is fabulous. She is thorough, she is organized, she is professional. But OMGoodgrief, the cost of two adoptions? Yikes. When we moved to adopt once again, we found several different attorneys who were willing to complete the same services for half the amount of what she was charging. Again, she was lovely to work with and definitely knows her stuff, but if the price of legal services is a concern for you, you should definitely shop around and compare prices before signing on the dotted line. But isn’t that just sage advice for most things in life? :)