On a sunny, cool fall afternoon in Marietta, a young woman wandered aimlessly down her driveway. As she stared out into the empty cul-de-sac, she heard the smack of a baseball hitting an old leathery glove. The sound brought her back to reality. Looking into the...
Adoption
A million-and-one ways to a family
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Single parent households; Blended family households; Unmarried parent households; Multigeneration household; Adoptive parent households. There seems to be a million- and-one ways to make a family now-a-days. The options are...
Five details to consider before adopting a stepchild
Most stepparents have a unique role in the family unit because they must take on parental responsibilities while balancing the pre-existing relationships of their partner and their partner's children. Each stepparent offers their personal approach to parenting, but...
Step by step — The process of stepparent adoption
When you married your significant other, you knew that he or she had children from another relationship. Making a commitment to another person as your partner often means making a commitment to children as well. Many individuals living in Georgia choose to take it a...
Sisterhood By Way of Adoption
Tonight's post about International Adoptions adoptions was written by our Marietta and Atlanta divorce attorney, Megan McClinton.So, I'm taking a break from my usual nerdy family law musings about divorce and such to tell a happy story.I was fifteen years old when my...