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Maryland Adoption Attorney & Estate Planning Lawyer Sheri A. Mullikin
Building Families Through Adoption in Maryland and Protecting Their Futures
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Welcome!
Sheri A. Mullikin is an adoptive mother and experienced Maryland adoption attorney and estate planning lawyer who has practiced law in Maryland since 1999. Her offices are conveniently located in central Maryland, in the town of Mt. Airy, which is also known as the four county area because it is located in Carroll, Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery counties.
Adoption in Maryland
The adoption process can be stressful and emotionally overwhelming at times for all of the parties involved, particularly because decisions made will forever impact the future of not only the parties involved, but also those of their loved ones. It is important that your adoption attorney understands your concerns and has the ability to guide you skillfully through the adoption process based on legal knowledge and experience. Sheri not only has years of legal experience as a Maryland adoption attorney representing adoptive parents, birth parents, children, and even a private Maryland adoption agency, but she also knows what it is like to sit on both sides of the table -- as a potential adoptive mom and as an adoption attorney. She has experienced first-hand the joys and devastation that many adoptive parents go through in trying to build their families. She knows what it feels like to put your hopes and dreams in someone else’s hands and to become part of a process that is often out of your control. That personal connection provides Sheri with a unique perspective and fuels her passion for her work, making her a zealous advocate for her clients.
If you are just starting out on your adoption journey, Sheri will explore all of your adoption options with you, from adoptions through the foster care system or an adoption exchange, private adoption, or an adoption agency, to international adoptions. Sheri is committed to providing you with all of the information you will need so that you will make the best decision for your growing family. If you choose to proceed with an international or domestic adoption through an adoption agency, Sheri can refer you to reputable agencies that will meet your needs, assist you during the process, and help you with finalizing the adoption in Maryland, if needed. If, instead, you decide to pursue a private adoption, Sheri will provide you with information to help you locate a birth family interested in placing a child for adoption and will guide you through every step of the adoption process.
If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy and are thinking about placing your child with another family to raise as their own, as your adoption attorney, Sheri will help you explore your adoption options, and will educate you about Maryland or other applicable adoption laws. Sheri will explain your rights to you should you choose to make an adoption plan, which may include the right to reimbursement for adoption counseling, legal representation, medical expenses related to the pregnancy and birth, and certain living and transportation expenses. Sheri will also do everything in her power to ensure that your rights are protected, including your right to a post-adoption contact agreement with the adoptive parents, entitling you to contact with the adoptive parents and/or child after the adoption.
Sheri is committed to providing personalized, client-centered representation. Whether you are hoping to adopt or are facing an unwanted pregnancy, Sheri will do everything possible to make herself available 24 hours a day, everyday, to assist your needs. If you would like to learn more about adoption in Maryland, contact Sheri today for a free consultation.
If you are just starting out on your adoption journey, Sheri will explore all of your adoption options with you, from adoptions through the foster care system or an adoption exchange, private adoption, or an adoption agency, to international adoptions. Sheri is committed to providing you with all of the information you will need so that you will make the best decision for your growing family. If you choose to proceed with an international or domestic adoption through an adoption agency, Sheri can refer you to reputable agencies that will meet your needs, assist you during the process, and help you with finalizing the adoption in Maryland, if needed. If, instead, you decide to pursue a private adoption, Sheri will provide you with information to help you locate a birth family interested in placing a child for adoption and will guide you through every step of the adoption process.
If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy and are thinking about placing your child with another family to raise as their own, as your adoption attorney, Sheri will help you explore your adoption options, and will educate you about Maryland or other applicable adoption laws. Sheri will explain your rights to you should you choose to make an adoption plan, which may include the right to reimbursement for adoption counseling, legal representation, medical expenses related to the pregnancy and birth, and certain living and transportation expenses. Sheri will also do everything in her power to ensure that your rights are protected, including your right to a post-adoption contact agreement with the adoptive parents, entitling you to contact with the adoptive parents and/or child after the adoption.
Sheri is committed to providing personalized, client-centered representation. Whether you are hoping to adopt or are facing an unwanted pregnancy, Sheri will do everything possible to make herself available 24 hours a day, everyday, to assist your needs. If you would like to learn more about adoption in Maryland, contact Sheri today for a free consultation.
Estate Planning and Administration Services
Sheri can also help you make an estate plan to provide for your loved ones on your death or should you become incapacitated, by updating or preparing your will, a trust, an advance directive or living will, and a power of attorney. A sound estate plan will protect your loved ones because you can designate guardians for your minor children, establish trusts for the benefit of your children, whether they are young or have special needs, and ensure that special gifts to friends, other relatives, or favorite charities are completed upon your death. An estate plan is also an important tool to preserve your assets through the use of marital or other trusts to minimize death and estate taxes or to avoid probate. As an accomplished estate planning attorney, Sheri is knowledgeable about the ever-changing tax laws that impact estate plans. She has been assisting individuals and couples throughout Maryland in completing their estate plans since 2008. Contact Maryland Estate Planning Attorney, Sheri A. Mullikin today for more information and to obtain an estate planning questionnaire to begin the estate planning process.
Sheri A. Mullikin, Attorney at Law
3165 Caveat Ct., Mount Airy, Maryland 21771
smullikin@mullikinlegal.com
Proudly serving clients located throughout Maryland, including Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington Counties.
3165 Caveat Ct., Mount Airy, Maryland 21771
smullikin@mullikinlegal.com
Proudly serving clients located throughout Maryland, including Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington Counties.
