Teresa Garcia’s practice concentrates in the field of Family Law, Adoptions and Mediation.  She handles contested and uncontested divorces, child custody, child support, alimony, visitation, paternity/legitimation, amendment of birth certificates, name changes, enforcement of judicial orders, post-judgment agreements, family violence protective orders and prenuptial agreements.

 

    Ms. Garcia handles contested and uncontested adoptions for relative adoptions, step-parent adoptions, independent adoptions (where adoptive parents are not related to the child), agency adoptions, adult adoptions, domestication of foreign adoptions, and re-adoptions.

 

     Ms. Garcia also handles guardianships.

    

     In addition to private mediation, she is an approved mediator for Dekalb, Cobb, Gwinnett and 6th District Courts.

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     She represents clients in all metro-Atlanta counties including the outer counties of Georgia.  She served as an Associate Magistrate Court Judge for Dekalb County from 2005-2008.  She is fluent in Spanish.