Can I terminate my son's absent father's rights?

I handle that sort of thing all the time. (Avvo ASSURES me, nay, WARNS me, that you can find me through links on this page, so that's about all I...

How to begin stepchild adoption

Good news: I do that kind of thing all the time. Name changes and amended birth certificates are, by statute, part of the stepparent adoption...

Do both biological parents need to be part of an adult adoption.

You're halfway between Juli Wisotsky in Athens, and Judy Davenport, near Gainesville. Do it right, and you'll get an amended birth certificate and...

Reverse adoption by my step mom?

Yeah, you can do that. (I'm not even sure, Barbara, that under O.C.G.A. §19-8-21, the adoptee has to be 10 years younger.) That's the "good"...

Are you saying you have the judge's signed decree but not the certificate of adoption (§19-8-20) or the amended birth certificate?

Is this true

Implicit in all the answers here is that, in most cases, the law gives a judge a whopping amount of discretion to do or not do what is sought...

We have custody of garandchild mother,no contact, moved out of the state can I adopt her without mother mothers consent

Ummm, … what? From what you say, I can't tell exactly what the current situation is, and while you can probably do something that will make the...

Can I petition to terminate my daughters biological fathers parental rights

Not until some other man petitions to become legally / financially responsible (i.e., stepfather adoption). Even if neither of you likes him, your...

What constitutes child abandonment?

It will be totally within the discretion of the trial judge hearing the case. That said, it's unlikely that ANY judge would find that to be...

Will I have to get permission from my daughters father to let my husband adopt her?

Juli Wisotsky is in Athens near you.