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Although we went through an agency, we did actually hire a separate attorney for H's bmom as an individual. She has some special circumstances that required her own parents to be made legal guardians (she was no longer a minor.) We paid for it, but felt it was important that she and her family had representation that wasn't aligned with the agency or with our lawyer. So we had the agency lawyer, our own lawyer and hers.
Were we obligated to do it? No, but I thought it was the right thing to do in the long run. I wanted to be sure the adoption was processed properly, that bmom was fully aware of her rights, and that all of the special issues in our case were taken care of.
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