Adoptions
We help to navigate the legal process of adoption, ensuring compliance and smooth transitions for families. We provide support and advice to adoptive parents and children.
DCFS Litigation
We can help you navigate legal challenges and advocate for your rights and the rights of children in child welfare cases.
Foster Parent Rights
Foster parents have the right to be informed about a child's history and needs. They also have the right to support, training, and involvement in decisions about the child's care.
Dependable Legal Guidance Decatur, IL
Turn to the skilled team at Coady Law for dependable legal guidance in Decatur, IL. Our attorneys, with extensive experience, are devoted to delivering comprehensive and reliable assistance tailored to your specific needs. Client satisfaction is our top priority, and we are committed to cultivating enduring relationships. Our client-focused approach ensures you receive personalized attention and support throughout your legal journey. Whether you’re dealing with a complex legal matter or require assistance with routine procedures, our team is ready to navigate the legal intricacies on your behalf. We excel in DCFS investigations, foster parent rights, adoptions, guardianship, and estate planning.
Our commitment to excellence, coupled with our profound knowledge of the legal landscape, distinguishes us as a reliable choice for all your legal needs. Trust us to guide you through challenges and provide the dependable legal assistance you deserve.
DCFS Investigations
If you are currently going through a DCFS appeal, you could be subject to an investigation. Throughout this investigation, certain factors will be reviewed, such as the living conditions of your Decatur, IL home and DCFS may conduct interviews with teachers, doctors, and other family members. At Coady Law, we can guide you through the process of how a DCFS investigation works so that you have a clear understanding and know what to expect. Our team understands the sensitivity of these cases and works to protect the best interest of the child.
Foster Parent Rights
If you are a foster parent in Decatur, IL you have certain rights that the child welfare team must respect. At Coady Law, we will advocate for your rights to be protected and ensure your foster child is provided with the necessities they require. As a foster parent, you have the right to essential items for your foster child such as financial assistance and supportive services. You also have the right to ongoing training and information that is relative to the child’s care. With these rights, you are able to provide a nurturing environment for your foster child. Our team is dedicated to protecting your rights so that you can provide the best care for your foster child.
Adoptions
At Coady Law, we are dedicated to assisting clients in Decatur, IL and surrounding areas through their adoption journey. Whether you are working through a DCFS, step-parent, or international adoption, our team is here to help you navigate through the legal process. Our legal experts will help you navigate through the legalities of the adoption process while making sure your child’s best interests are taken into consideration. From negotiations to finalizing the paperwork, we are there for you every step of the way. We can even assist with adult adoptions when you wish to officially add a loved one to your family who is over the age of 18. If you are considering an adoption, reach out to us today.
Guardianship Decatur, IL
If you have a loved one in Decatur, IL who is not able to care for themselves, then it could be time to file for guardianship. When you become a guardian of a loved one, you become responsible for their personal and medical care. At Coady Law, our team can guide you through the legal process of filing for guardianship of a minor or disabled adult. We even assist with KinGap guardianship, which allows you to become a guardian to a foster child whom you are related to. When you give us a call at 217.713.2344, we will take the time to sit down with you and go over the required paperwork as well as represent you in court.
Estate Planning
Estate planning can be crucial when it comes to protecting your legacy and provides an easy transfer of assets to your loved ones. At Coady Law we can assist you with drafting wills, establishing trusts, or setting in place a power of attorney for you. When you visit us for your estate planning, we are able to make the planning process smoother for you so that you can feel secure knowing how your legacy and assets will live on. Our team will take the time to sit down with you and go over your finances and Decatur, IL estate. When you contact us, you can secure the future of your family and pass on your assets with our estate planning services.
About Michele Coady Carter
Attorney at Law
Michelle Coady Carter has been serving clients throughout the State of Illinois since 2002. She has been providing defense to parents, foster parents, and children in both DCFS administrative hearings and circuit, and appellate courts. Her dedicated practice of protecting family legacies has been remarkable. Michelle is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. She is a certified mediator in multiple Illinois Circuit Courts. Additionally, Michelle has undergone training as a home study case-worker and an international adoption specialist, apart from her role as an attorney. Furthermore, Michelle serves as a board member with Gladney Center for Adoption, where she continues her passion for providing permanency for children in care. Attorney Coady Carter is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois and in federal court in the Northern, Central, and Southern United States District Courts.
