Recent Successes

Successfully tried and won motion to allow children from Colorado to move with mother to New York, Boulder County
Daniel Westhoff wins step-parent adoption case before Colorado Supreme Court
Family Law: Petition for Grandparent custody- grandchild was removed from home of drug-addicted mother, Arapahoe County, Centennial, CO
Family Law: Petition for Grandparent adoption- granted over objection of absentee (?) parent, Jefferson County, Golden, CO
Criminal Defense: Shoplifting - Deferred judgment and dismissal of charges, Denver County, Denver, CO
Family Law: Modification of Child Support- Modified child support payments in client's favor, Larimer County, Ft. Collins, CO
Family Law: Protection Order Defense - Protection Order against client dismissed, Adams County, Brighton, CO
Criminal Defense: Child Abuse, Arranged Deferred Judgment for client, Adams County, Brighton, CO
Family Law: Parenting time awarded to father of baby (unmarried couple), Broomfield County, Broomfield, CO
Family Law: Paternity- Established paternity, obtained award of child support, Arapahoe County, Centennial, CO
Criminal Defense: Shoplifting- Diversion and dismissal of charges, Denver County, Denver, CO
Criminal Defense: Child abuse charges and arrest- Record successfully sealed, Denver County, Denver, CO
Civil Litigation: Secured $3.1 million judgment in PONZI scheme litigation against scammer Lee Todd.
Family Law: Won maintenance and child support (current and arrears) for mother in need, Jefferson County, Golden, CO
Family Law: Won contested step-parent adoption case – absentee father lost parental rights, Jefferson County, Golden, CO
Family Law: Step-parent adoption re: absentee parent and abandonment, Colorado Supreme Court, Denver, CO, decision pending
Litigation/Bankruptcy: Won fraud judgment against bankrupt debtor in contested adversary bankruptcy case; the judgment is now a non-dischargeable debt and collectible by our client, Jefferson County, Golden, CO
Probate/Consertorship: Won case requesting that the court remove (fire) its court appointed conservator who was wasting assets of a disabled person, Arapahoe County, Centennial, CO
Probate: Won disputed will contest – the court found that the Last Will and Testament was a forgery, Arapahoe County, Centennial, CO

Parenting and Adoption Resources

ARTICLES: Behavior and Discipline

Antecedents to Lying and Teaching the Truth
-Deborah Hage

Paradoxical Techniques(Resisting Resistance Increases Resistance)
-Deborah Hage

Twenty Alternatives to Punishment
-Aletha Solter, Ph.D. : 1996

Disciplining Your Child

Connecting With Your Kids

Courses for Prospective Adoptive Parents

BOOKS SOURCES:

PACT - An Adoption Alliance

Perspectives Press

Tapestry Books

Yeong and Yeong

Reader's Guide to Adoption-Related Literature

Comeunity.com

EMK Press

BOOKS:

Adopting a Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear?
Denise Harris Hoppenhauer : 2004

Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft
Mary Hopkins-Best : 1997

Adopting The Older Child
Claudia L. Jewett : 1978

Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child
Trish Maskew : 1999

Parenting Your Adopted Older Child
Brenda McCreight : 2002

Older Child Adoption
Grace Robinson : 2001

Adopting and Advocating for the Special Needs Child
L. Anne Babb, and Rita Laws : 1997

Adopting The Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special-Needs Kids
Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky : 1998

Parenting The Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow
Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky : 2002

With Eyes Wide Open: A Workbook for Parents Adopting International Children
Margi Miller and Nancy Ward : 2001

Children of Intercountry Adoptions in School
Ruth Lyn Meese : 2002

A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children
Susan McNair Blatt : 2000

A Child's Journey Through Placement
Vera I. Fahlberg : 1991

Adopting Children with Attachment Problems
Daniel A. Hughes : “Adopting Children with Attachment Problems,” Child Welfare 78, no. 5 (Sept. 1999), p. 541-560

Building the Bonds of Attachment: Awakening Love In Deeply Troubled Children
Daniel A. Hughes : 1998

Facilitating Developmental Attachment: The Road to Emotional Recovery and Behavioral Change in Foster and Adopted Children
Daniel A. Hughes : 1997

Becoming Attached
Robert Karen : 1994

Attachment, Trauma and Healing: Understanding and treating attachment Disorder in Children and Families
Terry M. Levy, and Michael Orlans : 1998

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Carol Stock Kranowitz : 1998

The Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforeseen Challenges of Adoption
Karen J. Foli and John R. Thompson : 2004

Attaching In Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents
Deborah Gray : 2002

Parenting With Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility
Foster Cline, M.D. and Jim Fay : 1990

When Love Is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD - Reactive Attachment Disorder
Nancy L. Thomas : 1997

Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma
Deborah Gray : 2007

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Recent Successes

Parenting and Adoption Resources

ARTICLES: Behavior and Discipline

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