THE LAW OFFICE OF DAN J. DAVIS
Welcome to my website! I have been practicing law in Tupelo, Mississippi since 1989. I’m also Municipal Judge in Tupelo, a part-time position, which allows me to practice law. The vast majority of my private practice is adoptions, but I handle some other cases as well. I’m a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and have handled several hundred adoptions. Services offered include: Agency adoptions Private adoptions Interstate adoptions Obtaining Mississippi Birth Certificates after foreign adoptions Birth-parent representation Surrogacy cases I do not have a source of children for you to adopt. For that, I refer you to New Beginnings International Children’s and Family Services, an adoption agency here in Tupelo (662-842-6752). I work closely with New Beginnings and handle their adoptions. ======================================================
FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS FROM OTHER STATES: Mississippi law is generally very favorable to adoption. If we obtain signatures from both natural parents, an adoption can be finalized a few days after the child is born. Mississippi Courts have jurisdiction even though the adoptive parents reside in another state as long as a licenced agency goes to Court with us. You return home immediately - Interstate Compact (ICPC) does not apply since the adoption is already final. Even if only one signature is obtained, we can still often give a much better deal to adoptive parents than the standard arrangement. Interstate Compact, termination of the father’s rights and a final decree are all included in the "package deal" price. You save the cost of hiring an attorney to file the adoption in your state. Most adoptive parents are very pleasantly surprised by the cost and how quickly the process goes. You only go to Court once - while you are here to get the child*. We have a state-wide network of social workers. This ensures that someone can meet with birth parents immediately. New Beginnings’ maternity care center is available if a birth mother needs a place to stay. Services offered include room, board, adult supervision, rides to the doctor and whatever else is needed. Licensed foster parents are available to care for the baby, should the need arise.
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Feel free to write, email or call me with questions. If you get the dreaded answering machine, my duties as judge have taken me away from the office. Leave a message and I’ll get back to you soon. Dan J. Davis 352 North Spring Street P. O. Box 7262 Tupelo, Mississippi 38802 (662) 841-1090 Email: dandavisatty@bellsouth.net *We have had two or three cases over the years where, for one reason or another, adoptive parents have had to be here more than once for Court appearances. | 
