Q: I am a teacher in GA. I want to adopt a student. How can I get the "father" to sign over custody?
Dad supposedly had DNA test done and is not the real father. Mother is out of the picture. Dad has been basically trying to get DFCS to take him for years now. But for some reason Dad told the judge on Monday he would keep him for now. This child has some major childhood trauma and Dad keeps pouring it on.
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A: That sounds like a terrible situation for the child. It sounds like your case may be in juvenile Court. We would need more information to be able to assist you in moving forward. If the father won't surrender his rights, you may have grounds to ask the Court to terminate his parental rights. Those cases are difficult and pretty intricate, but definitely something that we can handle in our practice.
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