Erica T. Healey, Attorney – Law Offices of Jeanne T. Tate, P.S is a distinguished Florida adoption attorney and family law expert, specializing exclusively in adoption and assisted reproductive technology law. As a board-certified adoption attorney and managing partner of Tate Healey Webster, she leads the largest law firm in Florida devoted to these practice areas, known for its statewide presence and commitment to helping children and families achieve permanency through compassionate and effective legal advocacy.
Erica brings a wealth of experience, including prior work as a federal litigator and law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals, and is recognized as a Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star annually since 2015. Her practice is deeply client-focused, serving adoptive parents, birth parents, adoption agencies, and professionals across Florida, with a wide range of services that include complex contested adoptions, appeals, and assisted reproductive technology matters. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys and actively contributes to shaping adoption law through her roles on the Florida Bar’s Adoption Law Certification Committee and the Florida Statewide Adoption Protocol Panel.
Services Offered
- Adoptive parent representation
- Birth parent legal services
- Surrogacy and donation law
- Adoption agency legal support
- Contested adoptions and litigation
- Adoption appeals
- Termination of parental rights proceedings
- Stepparent adoption
- Relative adoption
- Adult adoption
- Interstate (ICPC) adoptions
- Re-finalization of international adoptions
- Search and reunion matters
- DCF interventions and finalizations
- Second parent adoption
- LGBTQ+ adoption
- Mediation for adoption disputes
- Name change services
- Voluntary custody agreements
- Pre-need guardianships
- Recognition of foreign adoptions
- Unsealing adoption records
- Foster care and DCF finalizations
- Assisted reproductive technology (ART) law
Erica Healey serves clients throughout the state of Florida, with notable presence in Tampa, Orlando, Naples, Merritt Island, Jacksonville, and Boca Raton. She is fluent in English and has been honored with multiple professional awards and recognitions for her dedication and expertise in adoption law.
