Other Family Law Topics
Other family law topics including adoption, common law marriage, wills, and estates.
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Termination of Parental Rights in a Georgia Adoption Case
A Georgia superior court can end a parent's rights over that parent's objection, but proving a statutory ground is only half of what the petitioner has to do.
Read MoreYear's Support for a Surviving Spouse in Georgia
A surviving spouse can have property set aside from the estate for twelve months of support, but only a legal spouse qualifies.
Read MoreCan You Adopt an Adult in Georgia?
Georgia lets one adult adopt another on the adopted adult's written consent alone, and the decree makes that adult a legal stranger to the former family.
Read MoreRelative Adoption in Georgia
Georgia's relative adoption statute reaches a short, closed list of family members, and everyone else adopts as a third party.
Read MoreStepparent Adoption in Georgia
Marrying a child's parent creates no legal relationship with the child in Georgia, and stepparent adoption is the only way to create one.
Read MoreThird Party Adoption in Georgia
A Georgia third party adoption depends on a surrender that runs to that particular person, and a home study normally has to come before placement.
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