Getting a divorce is never an enjoyable or simple process. The rules of court can be complicated and the process can be incredibly emotionally taxing. We’ll attempt here to simply and clearly give you an overview of the divorce process…
There was once a time that adoption was murky, secretive, and tightly controlled by the state, stakeholders, and “consumers”. That has changed enormously over time, most significantly in the last two decades as open adoption has gained a dominant position…
The federal adoption tax credit is a provision of federal tax law that permits you to gain a tax credit for qualified adoption expenses. The cap was $10,000 when the law was first created but it has increased over time.…
International Adoption has been a popular way to adopt for several decades. With about a million and a half adoptions taking place in the U.S. each year, the twenty thousand children adopted internationally seems like a modest portion, but those…
The total cost of a surrogacy through Lippman, Semsker & Salb usually ranges between about $65,000 and $100,000. Surrogacy costs fall into three main categories: ✽ First, you will pay medical expenses for the harvesting of your eggs (or your…
When a family makes the decision to place a child for adoption, they are making one of the hardest decisions that they will ever be called on to make. Unfortunately, too often it is a decision made by the birth…
The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is an agreement between the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands that governs the placement of a child with an adoptive family or foster care family in…
Lippman, Semsker & Salb warned many clients away from Nieman's offers. In August 2011, Rockville lawyer Hilary Neiman pled guilty to committing wire fraud in a case related to a baby-selling ring. Prosecutors said that between 2005 and 2011 Neiman…
Beneficiary designations. A simple document, but oh the headaches it can cause! A beneficiary designation is a document that identifies the person, organization, or trust which is to receive certain assets at a specified time. Most commonly, a beneficiary designation…