Carie Marsh Ehrenborg - a Canal Winchester, Ohio (OH) Adoption Lawyer

Canal Winchester Adoption Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Adoption
Adoption Subsidy Matters
Child Welfare/Juvenile Court Matters

Litigation: 20%

Attorney Information

Overview

Adoptions are emotional, sensitive, and intensely complex matters. The process is laden with rules and laws and is a paramount life decision. I strive to provide compassion while advocating through the process. Each client and case is unique. I aspire to respectfully meet the individual needs of each client.

I am a Solo practitioner focusing on Adoption and Child Welfare Law. I was an Assistant City Prosecutor from 1993-1998, with a brief stint as a defense attorney. I was a Staff Attorney at Children Services from 1998-2004, where my responsibilities included advising and representing the Adoptions Department. I opened my law practice in 2004, and have focused solely on adoptions and child welfare cases. My clients are varied in that I represent prospective adoptive parents, expectant/birth parents, and some adoption agencies. A portion of my practice involves adoption subsidy matters.

Having my own practice has afforded me the flexibility to be available for my family, while still caring for my clients.

I travel the entire State of Ohio to represent clients.

Education

Legal Education
- Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Capital University, Bexley, Ohio, 1990
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

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Solo Practitioner
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Past Positions

Franklin County Children Services, Staff Attorney, 1998 - 2004
Columbus City Prosecutor's Office, Assistant City Prosecutor, 1993 - 1998

Languages

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English (Primary)
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Classes and Seminars

Adoption Legal Training, Caring For Kids, Inc., 2012 - 2020
Adoption From Foster Care, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2013 - Present
Adoption From Foster Care, National Youth Advocate Center, 2016 - Present
Adoption Legal Training, Bethany Christian Services, 2016 - 2019
Adoption Legal Training, Youth Advocate Services, now Cadence Care Network, 2024
Adoption Legal Training, Action for Children, 2024 - 2025

Pro Bono Activities

National Adoption Day, Franklin County, Ohio, 2004 - Present

Bar Admissions

Ohio, 1993

Other Affiliations

Ohio State Bar Association (Member)
Columbus Bar Association (Member)

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By Anonymous on Feb. 10, 2023
Hired Attorney 2022-2023

We had a horrible experience. I would not recommend Carie. During our adoption she submitted my son to questioning regarding his identity no longer existing, his siblings no longer being his siblings, and his mom was never his mom legally after this day. It was an extremely traumatic day needlessly. We left in tears and not the happy kind.

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Feb. 11, 2023

I am sorry you were not happy with the hearing. In the last Nineteen years I have assisted hundreds of families through the court process, with positive outcomes. I wish the best for your family.

Contact

Canal Winchester, OH

200 N. High Street
#37
Canal Winchester, OH 43110

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Phone: 614-908-0196

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Websites:

https://www.columbusadoptionattorney.com
https://www.columbusadoptionattorney.com/blog/ (Beware of Facilitators: Please see this article in The Imprint by Leah Sutterlin: https://imprintnews.org/opinion/adoption-deserves-protection-not-profiteers/270756)

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