Judge Charles Montemayor has presided over thousands of adoptions in Bexar County during his 20-year career as a children’s court judge.

“We’ve done a lot of adoptions, and it symbolizes maybe families who didn’t biologically give birth to the child but have given them their life,” Montemayor said. “It’s just such a celebration.”

While adoptions are a joyful milestone, Montemayor’s court also handles difficult cases involving abuse and neglect.

“It is difficult to hear about the struggles and the suffering of children,” he said. “But the goal ultimately is what I think drives every person who’s involved with the court, the goal of getting that child to a safe, appropriate home, to a forever family where they could feel safe.”

In many cases, the court works to provide wraparound service

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