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Shorstein & Kelly is a private adoption law firm based in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach, Florida, and its practice covers two broad categories: private baby adoptions (for expectant mothers considering adoption and for adoptive parents) and family-related adoptions, which include stepparent, grandparent, relative, and adult adoptions, plus identified adoptions where the parties already know each other. If your situation falls into one of these categories and involves Florida, the firm's stated services are likely relevant to you.
Private baby adoption
This is the firm's core focus. According to its site, Shorstein & Kelly has helped pregnant Florida women through the process of placing a baby for adoption for more than three decades, and it provides what is needed for both mother and baby while finding adoptive families.
Two audiences are served here:
- Expectant mothers / birth mothers — the firm describes its birth mother services as confidential and free, and states that birth mothers may be entitled to benefits such as food, clothing, and household expenses; money for rent and utilities; a cell phone and service; transportation; and counseling and medical care for mother and baby. The site also lists topics it answers questions about, including the types of private baby adoptions, selecting and meeting adoptive parents, and handling day-to-day challenges of pregnancy.
- Adoptive parents — the firm maintains profiles of "featured families waiting to adopt," with examples listed as Courtney and Daniel, Lisa and Jason, and Maggie and Connor. If you are hoping to adopt, this is the entry point the site presents.
Family and relative adoptions
Beyond baby adoption, the firm's services menu lists several adoption types that typically involve people who already have a relationship:
| Adoption type | Typical situation |
|---|---|
| Stepparent adoption | A spouse adopting the other spouse's child |
| Grandparent adoption | A grandparent adopting a grandchild |
| Relative adoption | A family member adopting a related child |
| Adult adoption | Adopting a person who is already an adult |
| Identified adoption | An adoption where the adoptive family is already known to the birth mother |
The site's homepage asks visitors to identify their situation, offering the same set of options: pregnant and considering adoption, hoping to adopt, stepparent hoping to adopt, grandparent hoping to adopt, relative hoping to adopt, or other. That list is a practical way to check whether your case matches what the firm handles.
How to tell which path fits your situation
Use the firm's own categories as a filter:
- Are you pregnant and considering adoption, or hoping to adopt a baby? That is the private baby adoption track, with separate services for birth mothers and adoptive parents.
- Are you already related to the child, or married to the child's parent? Look at stepparent, grandparent, or relative adoption.
- Is the person being adopted already an adult? That is adult adoption.
- Do you already know the adoptive family? That is an identified adoption.
If none of these match, the site's "Other" option suggests contacting the firm directly to describe your circumstances.
What the site does not specify
The available page content does not list fees, eligibility rules, or state-specific requirements beyond the Florida focus, and it does not state that services are free for anyone other than birth mothers. For adoptive parents and family adoptions, cost and process details would need to come from the firm directly.
Contact options shown on the site include phone numbers listed as available 24/7 — (904) 348-6400 and +1 (833) 212-2382 — plus email and social media, with office locations in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach.