Savannah, GA
Adoption Lawyer at Savannah, GA
Practice Areas: Adoption
Unless you were seeking to do a step parent adoption, it probably cannot be done. Even if he is unreliable, the law will look at him as a...
It's not THAT much harder if the father is "unknown," but it IS worse for the child not to know. But it IS complex, before you even get to the...
Man, Adel is in the middle of nowhere! Have you done any hunting on the Internet about this? There are agencies that specialize in that. Did you...
No, once an adoption decree is entered, even if <illegally>, it cannot be challenged more than six months later. O.C.G.A. §19-8-18(e). At most,...
I see you're near me, so I'd better answer! But Mr. Ashman is pretty much exactly right. If bio-dad won't consent, the judges in your county...
Mr. Ashman is correct, in the law's eyes, there is no difference between adopted and "natural" children. They are all children. It sounds like...
All basically legally sound, and good, advice.
You posted this in the adoption section. Do you have a new husband who is wanting to adopt? Aside from that if he is not her legal father why...
Not in your county, but I've done it many times, and adoption is all I do.
It's harder (and more expensive) than you hoped. Changing parental rights to a child requires a court order, and judges are scared to do it unless...