Parental Rights

Whether you are going through the divorce process or your former spouse or partner has already been granted primary custody, it is important to understand your rights as a non-custodial parent. Georgia’s custody laws focus on protecting the best interests of the child, and in most cases this requires the parents to develop a “parenting […]

Under Georgia law, an individual’s parental rights may be terminated if: The parent “wantonly and willfully” failed to comply with a child support order entered in Georgia or any other state for at least 12 months or more; The parent consented to the termination of parental rights and such consent has been accepted by the […]

Children are a blessing, but sometimes they can come as a surprise. Some fathers don’t find out until much later that they are a parent and by then, they may also find out that they are liable to pay costs, sometimes even retroactively (effective from a time in the past) to support this newly discovered […]

Recently, our attorneys have represented an increasing number of fathers who want to be more involved in their children’s lives. Although most people refer to this as “Fathers’ Rights“ it is referred to as a Legitimation case in legal circles.  Fathers’ Rights can be harder to enforce, because the mother’s biological connection to the child […]