Plant City Adoption Attorney
A stepparent may adopt his or her spouse's child with the current spouse's consent and the consent of the other birth parent. If the child to be adopted is 12 years of age or older, his or her consent must also be obtained. In addition, a relative may adopt a minor child if the necessary consents of the birth parents are obtained.
Plant City Stepparent Adoption Lawyer
If the birth parent agrees in writing to the termination of his or her parental rights, then a stepparent may file a petition to adopt. The procedure is straightforward if the necessary consent is given. Give us a call at (813) 59-1224 for a free case evaluation.
Plant City Contested Stepparent Adoption
If the birth parent refuses to give his or her consent and that birth parent has abandoned the child by failing to pay support or undertake any of the normal activities that show an interest in being a parent to the child, then the Court can terminate such a parent's parental rights over his or her objection. The objecting birth parent is entitled to notice of the case and to participate in the case with or without a lawyer. To learn more, call Johnnie Byrd and David Barnhill now at (813) 759-1224.
Hometown Attorneys Working For You
Johnnie Byrd and David Barnhill live and work in Tampa Bay because we believe it is a great place to live, work and raise a family. We are not a satellite office of a statewide multi-lawyer firm. We offer our legal services to clients in the Tampa Bay area in Tampa, Brandon, Plant City, Temple Terrace, Riverview, Ruskin, Apollo Beach, Sun City, Wesley Chapel, Wauchula, Mulberry, Zephyrhills, Bartow, Keysville, Pinecrst, Walden Lake, Fish Hawk, Turkey Creek, Seffner, Lakeland, Land O Lakes, Antioch, Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Bloomingdale, Boyette, Carollwood, Clearwater, Dover, Egypt Lake, Gibsonston, Gulf City, Gulfport, Hopewell, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores Beach, Kenneth City, Largo, Lithia, Lutz, Madeira Beach, Mango, Marvina, New Tampa, North Redington, Oldsmar, Orient Park, Palm River, Pasadena, Pinellas Park, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, Seminole, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, Tampa Palms, Thonotosassa, Tierra Verde, Trapnell, Unincorporated Hillsborough County, Unincorporated Pinellas County, Welcome, and Wimauma. We are located just two blocks from the Plant City Court House.
Conveniently located just two blocks from the Plant City Courthouse
Byrd & Barnhill, P.L., 206 North Collins Street, Plant City, Florida 33563
Telephone (813) 759-1224 Fax (813) 759-1101
Email: johnnie@byrd-law.com
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