Kate M Schreurs

Kate Schreurs was our adoption attorney for our son. She was simply amazing! Adoptions are by nature difficult. This situation was further complicated, because it involved residency issues and non-​English speaking participants. There are several individuals involved in adoptions besides the child: birth parents, adoptive parents, attorneys for both sides, social workers, state workers, translators, judges, doctors, etc. Kate navigated the personalities, process, and circumstances with fairness, toughness, and compassion. In adoptions, the slightest deviation (or even perceived deviation) from the law can cause the process to slow, or worse yet, stop. Thankfully, Kate’s solid understanding of adoption law was key in having everything go smoothly. She got to know us very well, and was readily available to respond to any of our concerns, questions, or requests. I highly recommend Kate for adoption or any family law related law issues. Unlike the stereotypical lawyer, she is genuine, forthcoming, and extremely knowledgable about family law.

I paid $ 5300 for extremely limited ability. Had to hire another attorney who did fight for me and I got primary parent, plus the legal right to move with my children, plus I got my house. This attorney told me I had to get my ex’s permission to rent out my house, move away with my children, etc. It was so ridiculous that even I with no background in law knew she wasn’t helping me, but actually harming me. I used to cry after ever office appointment due to feeling belittled. I threw away a nice chunk of change on this attorney. Hiring her was a total waste of time, money, emotional well being. It’s difficult when any stay at home Mother has to cope through a difficult ending of a long relationship and that is when a woman needs to feel empowered not belittled.

Finding a good family law attorney who will actually spend time making sure you understand the pros and cons of decisions you’re thinking of making is a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. I’ve talked to at least three attorneys before Kate about a matter involving LGBTQ family issues, and all three either were clueless or dismissive.
Though her moniker is «OC Divorce Attorney», she has been litigating LGBTQ adoption and surrogacy law since before there was LGBTQ adoption and surrogacy law. Finding an attorney who is both sympathetic to the LGBTQ cause and knowledgeable about it is astonishing. She delineated the legal questions, then she went over each one, and then asked if I had any other questions.
She offered to answer simple questions free of charge should they come up later. That is a huge relief – being able to just say, «Did I do this right?» is great.
No attorney worth her bills is ever cheap; at $ 350 an hour, that was a big check to write, but the peace of mind that came with it is well worth it. Highly recommend.
Big shout-​out to the Pop Luck Club of Los Angeles for pointing me in her direction.