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Child Custody Options for Relatives

On June 9, 2022 By Melissa Tartaglia In Adoption, Concurrent Custody, Dependency, Relatives, Temporary Custody

I’ve seen the following scenario hundreds of times in my practice throughout the years. A potential client has been caring for their grandchild, or niece or nephew for an extended period. The child’s parents have …

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Got Home Study?

On August 3, 2015 By Melissa Tartaglia In Adoption, Adoption expenses

In Florida, prospective adoptive parents need a favorable preliminary home study before a child can be placed in their home.1 If you are considering adoption, you shouldn’t delay getting a home study. It’s not unheard …

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Adoptive Parents’ Fear of Adoption Reversal is Unwarranted.

On August 16, 2010 By Melissa Tartaglia In Adoption, Affidavit of non-paternity, Consent

As with politics, religion and movie stars, news and entertainment shows exploit conflict. Overturned adoptions are no exception. As a result, otherwise prospective adoptive parents shy away from adoption believing that any parent-child relationship formed …

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Legal Father Trumps Biological Father, Sometimes.

On August 9, 2010 By Melissa Tartaglia In Adoption, Affidavit of non-paternity, Birth Father, Consent, Legal Father, Paternity, Unmarried biological father

It’s not uncommon for a married woman who is separated from her spouse to find herself pregnant, and her spouse is not the biological father. Naturally, questions arise of who is the baby’s father, and …

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What is an Unmarried Biological Father?

On August 5, 2010 By Melissa Tartaglia In Adoption, Affidavit of non-paternity, Birth Father, Claim of Paternity, Dependency, Legal Father, Paternity, Temporary Custody, Unmarried biological father

In Florida, a father is an unmarried biological father if he is not married to the mother at the time of the conception or birth of the child; and (a) he has not been adjudicated …

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