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Providing
adoption and
Assisted Fertility related legal services to
adoptive parents
and birth parents
in Vermont.
 MURDOCH
HUGHES & TWAROG Attorneys at Law, P.C.,
based in Burlington, Vermont, provides
adoption legal services for adoptive
families and pregnant women.
We also provide legal consultation and
contracts for gestational surrogacy and
gamete donor cases.
In
1998, Kurt Hughes became a member of
the
American Academy of Adoption Lawyers,
an invitation-only national
association of attorneys who
practice, or have otherwise
distinguished themselves, in the
field of adoption law. He has been
-- and continues to be -- the only
practicing member from the
State of Vermont since that time.
Mr. Hughes will also be a charter
member of the newly formed American
Academy of Assisted Reproductive
Technology Attorneys (AAARTA), the
only credentialed assisted
reproductive technology law
organization in the country.
Our
lawyers and staff are compassionate,
ethical, open-minded and
experienced. Vermont law allows any
person to adopt and be adopted, and
we will happily work with anyone who
will provide a good home for a
child. We are especially proud of
our work with gay and lesbian
couples, who often face legalized
discrimination in other
jurisdictions. If you are using
assisted reproductive technology, we
will help you through the legal
maze, and have years of experience
drafting contracts for gestational
surrogacy and gamete donor matches,
as well as in obtaining amended
birth certificates for parents, if
necessary.
In
many cases, we are asked to
represent birth parents, with
referrals coming from agencies,
attorneys in other states and
prospective adoptive parents. We
love this very important work, and
we work hard to see that they are
given the legal advice and support
that they need, and ensure that the
consents and supporting documents
are all properly executed. Our staff
also facilitates communication with
the hospital to make sure that our
client’s wishes regarding the
adoption plan are respected.
No
matter how you choose to build your
family, children's best interests
are always our first priority. We
believe it is important to have each
and every child placed in a good and
loving home through a legally secure
adoption or assisted reproductive
technology contract.
To view other services provided by
MURDOCH HUGHES & TWAROG Attorneys at Law,
P.C., please visit our main website:
www.mhtpc.com
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