{"id":267867,"date":"2022-05-12T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=267867"},"modified":"2022-05-12T12:22:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T17:22:32","slug":"two-dozen-adopted-foster-care-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/two-dozen-adopted-foster-care-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Two dozen children adopted from foster care just in time for Mother’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two dozen children now have a forever home in a moving adoption ceremony in Jacksonville, Florida.<\/p>\n

Judge Michael Kalil and Family Support Services (FSS) hosted the adoption event at the Duval County Courthouse, which took place the Friday before Mother’s Day. Previously, this had been an annual event until the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kalil told WJXT4<\/a> it was an extra-special event, with families being brought together just in time for the holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to see so many children start their new lives at this ceremony,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re finalizing these adoptions just in time for the families to celebrate all the wonderful mothers this Sunday. And, we\u2019re very excited to be resuming our annual Mother\u2019s Day adoption event with the first such event in-person at the courthouse since the start of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Love Them Both: 7 ways to support families investigating the adoption or foster care process<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n