Adoption Attorney in Leesburg

Under Florida law, it is preferable for children to have the active care and support of two parents. When a child's natural parents are not able to fulfill both parental roles, adoption may be a way to provide the child with those parental relationships.

As a Leesburg adoption lawyer, Attorney Jody Fisher is devoted to the well-being of children and is happy to help clients solidify their families through the process of adoption.

Stepparent Adoptions

Adoption is a procedure where the rights and responsibilities that normally belong to a child's natural parent are transferred to someone else.

One of the most common forms of adoption is stepparent adoption. This option is typically pursued where only one of a child's parents is really involved in the child's life, and that parent's spouse acts as a second parent and wants to legally formalize that relationship. This can be done with the consent of the other birth parent or through a contested legal proceeding.

Legal Recognition for Non-Traditional Families

I can also help same-sex partners and other non-traditional families pursue the Florida legal option of joint managing conservatorship (JMC). This process allows an individual who is not a child's legal parent to share in parenting rights and responsibilities such as education and health care decisions.

Adoption allows a child to have a legal relationship with the people who actually care for and support that child. We encourage you to work with Attorney Jody Fisher, a Leesburg family lawyer who is devoted to helping families adopt.