“Thank you for your fine service. I had interviewed some local attorneys before contacting you and realized that they did not really understand the procedure and were going to charge a larger fee to learn at our expense. It was then that we decided to engage the services of someone who had been there and who knew exactly what to do to make the process painless for us. After all, dealing with Homeland Security, who had lost our older daughter’s file for six months, was frustration enough. We had been told by many people that the procedure was simple and that we could do it ourselves, but since I am an attorney, although a real estate attorney, I strongly believe that “he who represents himself has a fool for a client”. I was taught that in law school and followed it throughout my career. I have always believed in hiring professionals to do a professional job and hiring you proved, once again, that it is the smartest thing to do. This is especially true when our children are concerned. Thank you for making it so easy, and I will not hesitate to give your name to other adoptive parents. BTW, you may hear from us again. Dottie and I are trying to beat the rule changes in China in an attempt to adopt our third child.” –Harvey, Dottie, Angelica, & Olivia Lasky, Sumter County, Florida
“Thank you, Paul, for helping us with our Re-adoption of Joleigh. You put our minds at ease. You were quick to respond to our request and made it so simple for us that all we had to do was show up for the court hearing and answer your questions . Just knowing you had been there just like us, as an adoptive parent, made us realize that you really care for each family you work with. Thank you again for all that you do and I will continue to refer people to you. God Bless you and your family as you wait on your precious baby from China.” –Chip & Mendy Parmer, Cottondale, Florida
“Lucia and I adopted our daughter from Taiwan while living overseas in Japan. The adoption was finalized overseas and upon arriving in the United States, our daughter was granted citizenship. A few months later, we did some research on the benefits of re-adoption, including the fact that there would be a record documenting our daughter’s adoption in a U. S. court which would be easily retrievable in the future, should something happen to the paperwork we have from Taiwan. We thought about doing the paperwork for re-adoption ourselves, but are glad that before we started, we were referred by a friend to Paul Consbruck. He took what could have been yet another paper chase in the adoption process and turned it into a very straightforward experience. His knowledge and familiarity with adoption law were clearly evident and he was available by phone or e-mail to answer any questions we had. He has our highest recommendation for other adoptive families.” –Adam Saperstein, Jacksonville, Florida
“You did an excellent job and we highly recommend you to everyone.” –The Coley Family, Jacksonville, Florida
“Thank you from the heart, Mr. Consbruck, for your help in assisting my husband and I to readopt our two Chinese daughters in Florida. It was so easy working with you. After the many months of stress inherent to this wonderful but lengthy process, having your responsiveness, expertise and personal experience as a China Dad was a huge relief to us. Instead of a hassle, our day in court was something truly touching to remember always. A million thanks are not enough!” –Toby & Charles McConnell, Plantation, Florida
“We would like to thank you so very much for handling the ‘recognition of foreign adoption’ for our two girls. We were not looking forward to searching for the documents needed and trying to file things ourselves. You were wonderful with the guidance which allowed us to do minimal work with the confidence that you would handle all of the items we would need for the big day. If fact, thank you for having everything ready so that we were able to basically show up without any worries and concentrate on our girls for the day. I have heard of the nightmares people have experienced with this process, but your calm manner and gentle guidance made everything run smoothly. For this, we are most appreciative. On behalf of our daughters and ourselves, we thank you once more.” –Charles & Gigi Parker, Jacksonville, Florida
“Thank you, Paul, for all of your help with this process. You really made it extremely easy for us to just show up at court and raise our right hand! It was also a pleasure to meet you, Stephanie and Casey.” –Barbara Trebbi, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
“I adopted my daughter from Guatemala in 2005. I contacted several attorneys to get prices on doing a name change and Florida Recognition of Foreign Adoption. Because of the cost, I decided I would try to do it myself, but then Paul was recommended to me. For a very reasonable fee, he gathered all the information, filed all the paperwork, and told me when to appear in court. It was easy, stress free, and a pleasant experience. I recently obtained Paul’s services again to get a will drawn up. He also helped with my living will and other necessary documents . Once again, I found his services well-suited to my needs. I have recommended Paul to several other adoptive families. Finally, a part of this adoption process made easy!” –Terri Weidle, Jacksonville, Florida
“Paul’s professional guidance during the Recognition of Foreign Adoption of our daughter Yasmin made the whole process very easy. Paul was fast and efficient in every step of the way. We are so glad that we had his professional assistance during this process here in Broward County. We highly recommend his services.” –Minouche, Delfim & Yasmin Martins, Broward County, Florida
“It was worth the money and no hassle on my part. It was great to have someone take care of this for me with absolutely no stress!!! Thank you!” –Vicky Loos, Jacksonville, Florida
“We put off the domestic re-adoption process of our Chinese-born daughter as we were understandably burned out by the arduous adoption paperwork process. After returning home from China, the last thing we felt like doing was figuring out how to domesticate the adoption in our local court and continue to write checks for fees upwards of $1,500. Because she wasn’t yet of school age, there seemed no pressing need to obtain a state birth certificate, so we coasted for a year. When Paul offered his services for a very reasonable rate in our local FCC group, we signed on at once. What a relief it was to have someone tell us what was needed and just handle the rest. Basically, we provided the few documents he requested, and showed up at the courthouse on the appointed day! Our day in Duval County Court was surprisingly touching and important. It closed the door on the lengthy process each family initiated when we signed those initial adoption applications so long before. A few weeks later we received the finalized domestic adoption decree, and the State of Florida Certificate of Foreign Birth in the mail.” –Jeannie Greenwald, Jacksonville, Florida
“When we adopted our daughter in June of 2005, I had intended to handle her readoption myself, but one year later I STILL had not done this! I would look at the papers and think, “Oh, goodness…where to begin?!” A fellow FCC member had used Paul to handle her daughter’s readoption, and she RAVED about him! She couldn’t get over his outstanding service! Thus, we asked Paul to represent us and handle our daughter’s readoption. From the very first contact we had with Paul, he handled what would have been a complicated and tedious task and made our daughter’s readoption a joyous and stress-free event. Paul emailed me all the documents and told me step-by-step what I needed to do. Then, I was able to sit back and relax while he handled the rest! Add to this the fact that Paul was there with us to personally handle our court appearance, and the filing of our documents, and we experienced a very special and stress-free day!” –Mary & Neil Rodin, Miramar, Florida
“Paul handled our daughter’s Recognition of Foreign Adoption. She had so much fun meeting the other little girls. It all went so smoothly.” –The Tudor Family, Jacksonville, Florida
“Just wanted to let you know how satisfied we are with this final part of the adoption process. During the long and grueling past three years prior to the adoption of our little china doll, it is refreshing to deal with someone who doesn’t have an “expiration date” on them. Dealing with the court system in South Florida is a problem in itself, but your professionalism and out-of-area communication made a tedious process move quickly and expertly. Consider us very satisfied clients who recommend your legal knowledge to other new adoptive parents in Florida.” –Cathy, Richie & Jasmine Swirski, Cooper City, Florida
“After navigating the miles of paperwork for two international adoptions, it was SO wonderful to let Paul handle things once we got home. He took care of our daughter’s U.S. birth certificate as well as our new son’s re- adoption and citizenship. It was almost effortless on our part. Paul was always available to help us. We never had to chase him down to get answers! We appreciate everything he did for us, and we’d turn to him in a heartbeat again if need be.” –Jenny & Rick Maurisak, St. Augustine, Florida
“My husband and I returned from China with our daughter in April 2006. Thanks, in large part to Paul, we received a favorable final judgment for a Recognition of Foreign Adoption in the state of Florida by the end of the summer–within just a few weeks of filing our petition with the Pinellas County Circuit Court. Paul patiently explained the process, identifying the most important components of the judgment, including domestication of the adoption in the state of Florida, making our daughter our legal heir, and obtaining a new birth certificate. As the father of an adoptive child from China, he seemed to take much more than a professional interest in our success. We’ll always be grateful to Paul for making our experience with the Florida judicial system a thoroughly positive one.” –Ruth Northcutt, Pinellas County, Florida