Surrogacy is a too-often overlooked system for helping people grow their families when they are not able to do so biologically. There is a lot of information out there about surrogacy for both prospective parents and women who might want to help another family by...
Without a doubt, people consider adoption for reasons that are unique and personal to them. Maybe someone was adopted as a child, for instance, and they love that their adoptive parents worked so hard to create a wonderful life for them. Now they want to adopt a child...
One of the most common pieces of advice that people give parents during a divorce is to reassure their children that they did not cause the parental split. Children are often very worried about this. It’s important for parents to stress their love for the children...
Once you decide to find a loving home for your unborn child, you have taken the first important step in the adoption process. Most birth parents feel relieved after making this decision, but they still have a long way to go before the process is complete. In our time...
Sometimes, finding a child to adopt can be difficult. You may find that you are matched with a birth parent in another state which means you will be adopting from a state other than where you live. If you want to adopt a child from another state, this is commonly...
Ending a marriage can be a financial shock to spouses, especially if the spouse has less income or gave up a career to assist their soon-to-be ex or raise children. Spouses in Georgia may seek spousal support, commonly referred to as alimony, during their divorce to...
It is not unusual these days for a child to be born to unmarried parents. However, in Georgia if the child’s parents are unmarried and no longer in a relationship with one another, and the child’s father wants to seek child custody or visitation, he will have to file...
Adoption is becoming a common choice for many people who want to enlarge their family, as well as those who feel unable to parent. Placing a child in a stable, loving home can relieve stress and bring joy to those involved, despite the difficulties that bring a...
Your children deserve a safe and stable home. While in an ideal world this would mean that he or she would be able to spend an equal amount of time with each parent, the truth is that our world is far from perfect. The same holds true for a child’s parents. But some...
Child custody disputes can be difficult and traumatic for everyone involved. As a result, it is helpful for parents going through the child custody process to understand how child custody is determined in Georgia so they can arrive as a child custody arrangement that...