Q: Can my birth mother sue for visitation
I was born in California and so were my birth parents. Their parental rights were taken away in 2000 when I was 7 years old. I was adopted the following year in 2001 when I was 8. My adoptive parents are on my birth certificate. I’ve been in contact with my birth mother for about 12 years now and our relationship was fine until two years ago. We’re both in Georgia now.
I’m currently pregnant with my first child and I wanted to know if there was any way she could legally sue me for visitation if I tell her I don’t want her near my child.
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A: No. You have no legal relationship with your birth mother. So she doesn't qualify as a grandparent to try to get grandparent's rights, and she wouldn't meet those standards anyway. So it's a definite no. You can exclude her if you wish.
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