United States Adoption • International Adoption • Foster Adoption • Family and Child Advocacy

There are so many children in the United States and around the world who need a safe and loving home. Happily, there are also many caring people who want to provide a good home for a child through adoption.

I am Georgia adoption attorney Carrie Murray Nellis, and I am pleased to be able to help prospective adoptive parents, foster parents, single parents, grandparents, and step-parents make a difference in the life of a child through the gift of adoption.

Allow me to smooth the way through this often long and confusing process that ultimately leads to home and family for you and your child. Contact my Savannah adoption law office for a free consultation about assistance with:

• U.S. Adoptions
  • independent adoption
  • related-family adoption
  • single-parent adoption
  • step-parent adoption
  • foster parent adoption
  • grandparent adoption
  • special needs adoption
    
• International Adoptions

• Child Advocacy and Family Reunification in DFCS Cases

When we make a difference in one child’s life, we create a new future for that child, for our community, and for our world. That is why I have devoted my law practice exclusively to helping families through adoption and child advocacy, and why I am such a tenacious advocate for my clients when they need legal help, guidance, and reassurance along the way.

I invite you to learn more about my law practice and how I can help you achieve your goal of family-building through adoption. Contact my Georgia adoption law office by e-mail or by calling (912) 238-1269 to schedule a free initial consultation at your home or at my home office. My fees are affordable, and I offer daytime, evening, and weekend appointments.

Child Advocacy and Deprivation Cases

Because I am such a strong advocate for the well-being of children and families, I volunteer as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), representing the interests of children in court. I also represent families whose children have been removed from their home by the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) because of deprivation or abuse. In these cases, family reunification is almost always DFCS's goal, and my goal is to get the child back home as soon as possible.

In some instances, a child has been wrongly taken from his or her parents—DFCS can make bad decisions. For example, in one notable case I handled, loving parents lost their children simply because of extreme poverty. (I was able to work with local community groups to help the family fix problems with their home, and obtained donated furniture and appliances from generous local merchants.)

In other cases, parents do have problems that must be addressed to ensure their children’s safety and health. As a child advocacy lawyer, I negotiate with DFCS to develop a plan that parents can follow with the assurance that success will result in getting their children back. When parents cannot complete their plan, or in situations where reunification is not possible, termination of parental rights is necessary. In these cases, a family member may be able to adopt the child or children.

Contact my Savannah child advocacy law firm for help if you are facing charges of child neglect or abuse and need an advocate in a DFCS proceedings.

The Murray Nellis Law Group, L.L.P.

Mailing Address:

22 West Bryan Street, Suite 138
Savannah, GA 31401
Phone (912) 238-1269 • Fax (912) 495-0733
E-Mail the Firm

Savannah, Georgia, adoption attorney Carrie Murray Nellis and The Murray Nellis Law Group, L.L.P., are exclusively focused on helping parents, grandparents, foster parents, and prospective parents build families through adoption and on child-centered representation in Georgia DFCS cases. We serve families throughout the state in communities such as Savannah, Atlanta, Augusta, Albany, Brunswick, Columbus, Macon, and others across Georgia.

Chatham County • Bryan County • Effingham County • Liberty County • McIntosh County • Glynn County • Camden County • Screven County • Bulloch County