Trusted Atlanta Legitimation Attorney

In Georgia, parental rights for fathers work a little differently than they do in most other states. When a child is born, the father doesn’t immediately have rights unless they’re married to the mother.

To gain rights, a father must either marry, or they must go through a process called legitimation.

Saint Owens Law helps guide fathers through this process to help them gain rights to their child in a variety of situations.

Why Choose Our Legitimation Attorneys in Atlanta, GA?

Our team isn’t just highly qualified in family law and legitimation. We have also built our team from individuals who value a personal and client-first approach, because we understand how sensitive of an issue this is. We also strive to ensure it is as accessible as possible for fathers around Georgia to gain rights to their children smoothly with strong legal representation.

Our Legal Services for Legitimation in Atlanta

Our legitimation services cover 4 different parts of the parental rights process to ensure you’re advocated for from start to finish. These include:

Paternity establishment
Legitimation process
Custody and visitation
Child support and financial rights

Paternity Establishment

The first step in legitimation is to prove you’re the biological father. If the mother isn’t cooperative, this can seem difficult, and that’s why getting a legitimation attorney is crucial. Especially if you didn’t marry the mother.

We’ll guide you through the legal steps to this process, including genetic testing if that’s required.

Legitimation Process

Once you’ve established paternity, the real process begins. First, you need to contact us. We’ll advocate for you with the courts, and we’ll guide you through this process. It will mostly require you to start the legal proceedings and bring your case to the court, argue your parental rights, and ultimately, achieve parental rights.

This is required for non-married men to get child custody, visitation, or any other rights in Georgia.

Custody and Visitation Rights

Once you are legitimized as the child’s father, a few things can potentially happen. You might get joint custody, visitation rights, or nothing at all at first.

In many cases, you then have to petition the courts for the type of rights you want. Legitimation simply gives you the legal right to pursue rights.

When you decide to pursue rights, we’ll advocate for you and ensure that the agreements made are fair and in accordance with the law. You might not be able to get everything you want, but we will fight for you to get reasonable custody or visitation depending on the situation.

Child Support and Financial Rights

One thing you must consider is that, after legitimation, you are obligated to financially support your child in Georgia. However, you’re not going to be subjected to unfair payments if you have us on your side. We represent you to the court, and we ensure that the payments are fair based on Georgia’s financial rights.

It’s not entirely about paying, though. We can also help you enforce child support agreements if the mother isn’t allowing part of the agreement, or we can help modify the agreement in the future if circumstances change.

Affordable Legitimation Attorney
in Atlanta – We're Here to Help

We understand that finances are likely tight, and the prospect of hiring an attorney can seem inaccessible to many of our Atlanta fathers. You don’t need to worry about that.

We value Atlanta’s fathers, and we want you to be able to fight for your rights with top-tier legal representation even if traditional lawyer fees are out of the question.

That’s why we offer a variety of compensation plans and structures to ensure you don’t have to sacrifice parental rights just because of finances.

How to Get Started with a Legitimation Attorney in Atlanta

Getting started with us is simple. You need to schedule a consultation. We’ll go over your case and develop an understanding of your situation and your goals. From there, we develop a legal plan to help you achieve those goals.

Contact Us Today for Your Legitimation Case

In Georgia, you don’t have parental rights until you go through the legitimation process unless you married the mom. This is important, because it can cost you your child. Email Saint Owens Law today and get on the path to claiming your rights.