in marietta ga.with him.i have tried for 18 years to get records from alabama and ga,but they said only her father could get them,because he was listed as the informant when she went to the hospital.i told them,he was not on her birth certificate.i asked him in 2006 to get them,but he did not.now,they are telling me it has been over 25 years and they do not have them,but i could have gotten them.i was only told that after the 25 years was up.i even asked the investigators to help me get her records from alabama,in 2010,but no luck.thank you. in 2007 her dad also told me his friend lived in el-paso texas.i do not know the dates,but when i was pregnant we lived in an apt. ![]() Lauren also volunteers her time speaking to various groups about adopting from the foster care system and provides legal training to organizations, including DFCS, on the subject.Georgia Adoption Record: # 14025 Birth Mother looking for Adoptee Melody Smith Adoptee's Info Birth Name: Brandy Marie Pruitt Adoptive Name: Date of Birth: at 2:20a.m (now 41 years old) Gender: Female Birth Location: Unknown city, Unknown county, Georgia USA Birthmother's Info Name: Melody Kim Smith (Pruitt) Born: (now 61 years old) Age at Adoptee's Birth: 20 Religion: Unknown Birthfather's Info Name: Unknown Born: Unknown Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown Religion: Unknown Born at Hospital: Georgia Babtist Birth Certificate: Adoption Agency: Additional Info her fathers name is not on the birth certificate i got from ga.,so i took her with me to fl.and my friend who was in college came to pick her up and offered to keep her for awhile.she was 5 months.she got sick with a cold and she took her to east alabama memorial center hospital.i hitch-hicked to go see her,i think 10-05-1981,but i never got to talk to her doctor or any of the staff member.the hospital made me leave.we had a hearing,i do not remember the judges name and ,i agreed for her father to keep her temporarily,but i did not sign any papers or give up my rights as her mother.ii found her birth dad in 2006 and he said the judge in alabama agreed for him to adopt her.he called her lisa.i was told she had a small heart mummer,and i got a picture in 2010 from her dad and she has a red mark on the side of her face,by her eye.could be a birth mark.i do not remember,i have mentall illnesses,and i am disabled.when i had her i was going thru psychological problemns from child hood trauma and i do not remember very much.her dad was 25,he had dark curly hair,brown eyes and olive skin.i was tod by him in 2007 that he also has a small heart mummer.i also found my friend in 2005 after i got a computer,and i asked her why her name showed up in texas?she said she had a uncle who lived in grand-prairie texas,and i cross-reference my daughters name,and her fathers wifes maiden name ,and they all 3 showed up in grand-prairie texas. She assists families with Adoption Assistance related issues and offers a foster parent discount and payment plan for those that don’t qualify for Adoption Assistance. All clients receive Lauren’s cell phone number to reach her directly instead of going through a receptionist and she is available outside the standard 9-5 hours. Lauren’s law practice caters specifically to the needs of adoptive families. Bella Donna - American Staffordshire Terrier / American Staffordshire Terrier (short coat) Dog For Adoption. American Staffordshire Terrier Dog for Adoption near Florida, Tampa, USA. Over 90% of her practice are foster care/relative placement adoptions in 10+ North Georgia counties. Tags: Borador Dogs for adoption in PORT RICHEY, FL, USA. In the early 2000’s she switched her law practice to exclusively representing adoptive families. ![]() ![]() ![]() Upon graduation she began working in a SAAG capacity for DFCS in Cherokee, Forsyth, Pickens, Fannin, and Gilmer County. While in law school she volunteered at the Cobb County YWCA Women’s Shelter and served as a Cherokee County CASA. Her entire career has focused on the needs of foster families and children. She has been a resident of Cherokee County since 1996. Lauren Smith received her law degree from Georgia State University in 1997.
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