The Brief
- Georgia father granted sole custody after emergency legitimation case
- Court ruling follows mother’s death after being declared brain dead
- Attorneys say case exposes gaps in Georgia custody laws
ATLANTA – A Georgia father has been awarded sole legal and physical custody of his infant son following what attorneys describe as a landmark legitimation case that unfolded after the child’s mother was declared brain dead and later died.
What we know:
Better Law Divorce Attorneys said it successfully represented Adrian Harden in the unprecedented case, which began after Harden took his girlfriend, Adriana Smith, to Northside Hospital for treatment of severe headaches. Smith, a 30-year-old nurse who was nine weeks pregnant, was given medication and sent home. The next morning, Harden found her gasping for air and rushed her to Emory University Hospital, where doctors discovered multiple blood clots in her brain.…