How do you start a voluntary termination of parental rights in Georgia?

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How do you start a voluntary termination of parental rights in Georgia?

Anonymous Nov 3, 2011 Business 2 views 2 answers

My daughter's father wants to terminate his parental rights, and I support this. We were never married and she has always lived with me. Do we need a lawyer, or are there forms we can fill out and sign? My husband would like to adopt my daughter, which her father also agrees to, but we don't have the money and don't qualify for legal aid. We'd like to at least get the tpr started, even if we can't yet do the adoption. How do we start this?

Douglas Hassinger · Accepted Answer · 2026-06-15T10:35:53+00:00

Courts generally do not accept a voluntary termination of parental rights as that would include a termination of parental responsibilities. That is unless there is someone else ready to stand in. Your best bet is to find an adoption attorney who will work with you, and have the biological father surrender his rights and consent to the adoption in one proceeding. I wish you the best of luck, Doug Hassinger

Glen Ashman · Accepted Answer · 2026-06-15T10:35:53+00:00

Courts will not permit the bio-dad to get out of child support this way. Secondly, if the plan later is a step-parent adoption, you will destroy that plan with papers now. Consents for adoption must be in exactly proper form and TIMELY. When you are ready for the adoption and can afford it, rights can be surrendered during the adoption and your adoptoin lawyer can draft the documents then.

How do you start a voluntary termination of parental rights in Georgia?

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