I gave birth to my daughter and gave her my last name and listed the father on there as well.

Possibly however if you and the father cannot agree then he would have to bring his request before a Judge and the Judge would decide.

Can I terminate my children's biological father's rights if he has abandoned my son?

Other than DCP&P (formerly DYFS) proceedings, a parents rights cannot be terminated unless someone else is willing to assume those rights. For...

Future husband wishes to adopt wife's child

Modifying the birth certificate and adoption are not the same thing and do not provide the same rights. If your friend's future husband wants to...

Do I need to adopt or get custody?

If you get legal custody you will be able to care for the baby and make day-to-day decisions. Custody however is not a permanent arrangement and...

My step son who is 25 years old wants to change his last name to my last name and I would like to adopt him

I am an adoption attorney right here in Bloomfield. I am happy to meet with you and discuss the adoption or to speak with you over the phone if...

My "domestic" partner had a baby how would we go about the adoption process? True enough she is the biological parent.

New Jersey permits co-parent adoptions which would allow you to adopt the baby and would give you equal parental rights. Your partner's parental...

Adoption for disabled adult daughter

Based upon your description it is likely that your husband would be permitted to adopt her. Depending on the type and severity of her disability...

I gave my daughter my exs last name and he never signed the birth certificate. How hard is it to change her last name to mine?

If your ex is not your daughter's father and he is not named as her father on her birth certificate then his opinion does not matter. Depending on...

I have full/sole custody of my great nephew for 2 years come july2014...can i adopt

You can file for adoption now. The biological parents do have the right to object though in which case you would have to prove to the Judge that...

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I will like for my 8yr old to be adopted by my new husband. No father listed on his birth certificate. What should I do?

It depends on whether or not you know the identity of the father. Although NJ law does not, in most cases, require service on a natural father who...