New York, NY
Divorce and separation Lawyer at New York, NY
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You can get it in the County Clerk's office of the county in which they were divorced. You can also check e courts.
Its hard to give a good answer on this question without knowing more details.
When you are 18, you can do whatever you wish. Until then you are a minor, so technically you are limited. However, you are almost 18.
As counsel says, you can file for the adoption, but you would have to notice dad, and hope that he does not object. It will be a long process.
Unless you have already declared the amount owed as income, you cannot write off the debt.
You need to speak to an attorney to explain what you are looking for.
Please provide more information so someone can try to help you.
You need to hire an attorney asap. You need to have counsel help you with the hearing, and the almost inevitable future litigation about to take...
If that is your arrangement, and nobody contests it, then it will probably work. You might to consult counsel though.
He needs to hire an attorney asap to guide him through the litigation that will ensue. You need to proceed asap, to help him with his rights.