Father granted custody of son born to brain-dead mom

A Georgia man 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. 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.