Adoption and Collaborative Reproduction (Surrogacy and Donors) is both exciting and stressful. For prospective parents considering adoption or assisted reproductive technology (ART) as a means to achieving their family building goal, there are many steps to work through and details to consider both before starting the process and throughout the process. Having an attorney assist you can reduce the stress and help you with a clearer path forward. Each of method to family building takes time, patience and persistence and the end result is rewarding.
Jennifer Fairfax and Catelyn Slattery are experienced, client centered attorneys who can guide you through your journey, help minimize risks and reduce problems that could arise. They have worked together for over five years and provide cohesive adoption and ART services to all their clients both locally and across the country.
Jennifer is a well known and accomplished adoption and ART attorney licensed in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. She has experience in helping clients explore adoption and assisted reproductive technology options regardless of your family dynamic. If you are adoptive or intended parents, she can guide prospective adoptive parents through each step of the journey to help complete their family. She offers legal counsel on all adoption options, and assists in navigating the avenues available in locating birth parents, surrogates, intended parents and, if preferred, working with a reputable licensed child placinga adoption agency. Similarly, if you are interested in being a Gestational Carrier, Jennifer can help you get started down that path. To read what other clients have said about Jennifer's work with them you check out the testimonials on this Website.
Catelyn has been practicing in the field of adoption for five years. She has represented numerous birth mothers, adoptive parents and local adoption agencies. She has specific experience in handling ICPC cases and negotiation Post Adoption Contact Agreements (PACA) that meet the needs of the child and both the adoptive and birth parents. Cateyln has a great rapport with many hospital social workers and assist clients with hosptial plans and birth plans. She is a hands on attorney who advocates for her clients in a thoughtful and compassionate manner. Catelyn also has extensive experience in handling second parent adoptions in all courts in Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia.
Together Jennifer and Catelyn make a powerful team and work collaboratively with clients, programs and agencies to provide smooth and effecient legal services as clients build their families. Handling both adoption and ART in all three local jurisdictions their experience is unmatched in this area for these fields of law. If you'd like to arrange a consult please complete the contact form on this site and one of us will get back to you as soon as possible.
