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Adult adoption makes former foster kid, caseworker a family

Adult adoption makes former foster kid, caseworker a family
EARLE KIMEL, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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1of8ADVANCE FOR PUBLICATION ON SUNDAY, MAY 16, AND THEREAFTER - After adopting Monyay Faith Paskalides, left, Leah Paskalides, right, gives her a big hug, April 27, 2021, in Bradenton, Fla. (Earle Kimel/Sarasota Herald-Tribune via AP)Earle Kimel/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8ADVANCE FOR PUBLICATION ON SUNDAY, MAY 16, AND THEREAFTER - Participants take part in a Zoom adoption hearing, April 27, 2021, where 12th Judicial Circuit Judge Teresa Dees ruled over the roughly six-minute hearing in which Monyay Faith Randall officially became Monyay Faith Paskalides. (Earle Kimel/Sarasota Herald-Tribune via AP)Earle Kimel/APShow MoreShow Less ....

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Mother's Day: Adult adoption unites former foster child, caseworker

BRADENTON – Leah Paskalides was fairly new as an adoption caseworker for the Safe Children Coalition when she met Monyay – the 19-year-old woman she now calls daughter.
“When I started in adoptions in 2015, she was one of my first cases and at first she did not like me,” Leah said, shortly after the roughly six-minute April 27 adoption hearing, held via Zoom with 12th Judicial Circuit Judge Teresa Dees presiding, in which Monyay Faith Randall officially became Monyay Faith Paskalides.
The ceremony, which made national television news, was a mixture of giggles and laughter – including when Monyay spelled out her new last name – as well as hugs and tears. ....

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