Does the father have more rights if their last name is given to the baby on the birth certificate?
Probably not. How old is the child?
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Probably not. How old is the child?
Call Jay Strickland in Macon. If he can't do it, he'll know who can.
Why isn’t DFCS placing with you? That would be the normal procedure.
I’m not sure I’m that familiar with the judges down there. What county are you in? Anyway, yes, legally, it would likely go OK. The things Ms....
It’s certainly not illegal. Nor is it mandatory, in planning for your child’s parenting, to choose adoption. But it is an option you may want to...
You can do that here in Savannah. I’ve handled several cases like that, and it’s a virtual certainty that you’d prevail on that.
No, unless the bio-father signs the certificate, it is your last name that determines the baby’s last name (in which case the father line can even...
I don’t think there’s any obstacle to that, but as of now, your marriage renders your husband the legal father. There are ways to end that, but...
Changing legal parenthood to a child is not a small thing for the law. It’s true that you can, in fact must, do it in Georgia. But even if it...
It sounds like there are complications buried in there that are beyond the scope here. It can almost certainly be done, but there are many...