Sacramento Adoption Attorney
California Guardianships Lawyer
If you are exploring your options for an adoption, it can be an extremely exciting time for a family. To minimize the stress of an adoption, an adoption attorney at the Law Office of Maida V. Farrar will help you achieve your goals. The firm also helps those individuals who seek to obtain guardianship of a child.
Our law office frequently assists in stepparent adoptions and second parent adoptions. The firm is not an adoption agency, but rather, the firm assists clients in handling all legal issues during the process of an adoption. We are located in Roseville, California, and serve the greater Sacramento area. Contact us or call 916-660-5413 to schedule a free initial consultation with a Sacramento adoption and guardianship attorney.
Obtaining an Adoption in California
At the Law Office of Maida V. Farrar, we handle the following types of adoptions in California:
- Stepparent adoptions
- Second parent adoptions
- Same-sex partner adoptions
Stepparent adoptions often begin when the biological parent is no longer in the child's life. If the biological parent is living, they must relinquish their parental rights. These proceedings can become more daunting when the biological parent cannot be located, is unknown, or if they wish to maintain their parental rights while not acting as a parent. These circumstances involve proceedings which can result in the termination of parental rights.
In any adoption proceeding, the court will ultimately make a decision that is in the child's best interest. However, if an adoption situation is contested and involves an involuntary termination of parental rights, an adoption attorney will be your most valuable advocate.
Adoption lawyer Maida Farrar represents birth parents and adoptive parents in contested adoptions. She understands that contested adoptions are extremely emotional family law issues. Ms. Farrar will fight vigorously to protect the rights of her adoption clients at every stage in the process.
Guardianship and Family Law Attorney
Guardianship is established when a parent(s) is unable to care for his or her child. Often grandparents and other relatives can step in and seek guardianship when the parent or parents cannot make decisions for the child.
A guardianship may be established depending on the child's best interests and may later be reviewed, terminated, or otherwise modified.
We encourage worried grandparents and other relatives to contact our firm when there is a concern about the care or well-being of a child. While guardianship may be an option, there are alternatives to guardianship that may suit your needs. We offer free consultations to discuss your guardianship questions.
Free Consultation ● Contact an Attorney Today
For a free consultation with an adoption and guardianship attorney at the Law Office of Maida V. Farrar, call 916-660-5413 or send us an e-mail.
Located in Roseville, California, we represent clients throughout the greater Sacramento area.