The Austin Bar co-sponsored the 22nd annual Austin Adoption Day on Nov. 9, 2023, where 10 families welcomed the children they adopted as official members of the family.
Austin Adoption Day took place at the Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility on Nov. 9. The cases were heard by the following judges: Justice Chari L. Kelly of the Third Court of Appeals (and current Austin Bar president); Chief Justice Darlene Byrne of the Third Court of Appeals; Justice Gisela Triana of the Third Court of Appeals; Judge Aurora Martinez Jones of the 126th Civil District Court; Judge Karin Crump of the 250th Civil District Court; Judge Danielle Deseta Lyttle of the 261st Civil District Court; Judge Jan Soifer of the 345th Civil District Court; Associate Court Judge Leigh Mathews Rodriguez; and Judge Catherine Mauzy of the 419th Civil District Court.
The day was full of happy tears, love, laughter, and plenty of playful children running around the courtrooms filled with colorful stuffed animals.
The Austin Bar’s Adoption Day Committee is chaired by member Denise Hyde.
The Austin Bar’s Family Law Section served as a co-sponsor of the event. Other co-sponsors included the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Travis County Office of Child Representation, CASA of Travis County, Kendra Scott, Whitestone Jewelry, Amy’s Ice Cream, Dignity Memorial, Ballet Austin, and Cook-Walden.