Macon, Georgia Adoption Lawyer
If you are considering filing for adoption, including stepparent adoption, you want an experienced lawyer who understands the complexities of the adoption process. An adoption can take months to complete and involves substantial paperwork. Without adequate legal protection, you can spend a significant amount of time and money and fail in your efforts to adopt a child.
At the law offices of Margrett A. Skinner, in Macon, I have over 21 years of experience representing clients in all types of family law matters, including adoption proceedings. I work closely with individuals and families throughout middle Georgia who seek to enlarge their families through legal adoption. I am a solo practitioner who will handle your case or adoption request from the beginning to the end. You will not be passed off to an assistant or paralegal. Contact me to schedule a confidential consultation.
There are many options to consider when you are contemplating adoption. You can work through an agency, which will manage the process for you. You can also pursue a private or independent adoption, where you work directly to locate a birth parent. You can choose to maintain contact with the birth parent (open adoption) or to keep your identity confidential (closed adoption). Regardless of the situation, you need experienced legal counsel to ensure that you comply with all the legal requirements and that your interests are adequately protected. Otherwise, you could commit to significant expense, only to have the birth mother change her mind at the last minute.
In my adoption practice, I work with adoptive parents, acting as their advocate in any hearings or other agency or court proceedings and as their intermediary with adoption agencies and birth parents, when necessary.
Family Law
In my family law practice, I handle all matters arising out of a divorce, including child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support and the division of marital property.
Contact Me
If you are considering adopting or need to formalize an adoption, contact my offices at (478) 742-7400 to set up a confidential consultation.
