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Adoption is a very rewarding procedure where in the end you are blessed with a new member of your family, a child who may come from any number of different kinds of backgrounds but who needs your love and support to thrive in life. Adoption is a process in which the legal rights of the [...]

In the State of California, a minor is able to get emancipated from his/her parents which means that the parents will no longer be in control of the child’s life. This also means that the parents will no longer be obligated to financially support the minor either. This may be beneficial to the minor if her/she wants [...]

There are several key differences between a guardianship and an adoption. Guardianship: -The parents of the child retain their parental rights and can ask for contact with the child while they are under a guardian’s care. -The courts have the right to end a guardianship when/if the parents are able to take proper care of the child [...]

When you want to be the guardian of a child, you must ‘give notice’ to certain people, including agencies and relatives. To ‘give notice’ means that someone (other than yourself) must deliver copies of your court forms to certain people personally or by mail. This is so that required people have knowledge of your request to become [...]