NY permits adult adoptions. The adoption can be filed in NY (where the adoptee resides). It is a relatively straightforward forward process. Most...

Your biological father will have to adopt you. Your "legal" parents " will have to consent to the adoption or you will have to prove why their...

An adoption can not be "annulled". If there are errors on the amended birth certificate, contact Vital Records or Dep't of Health in the county...

It depends the state where you reside. The child's biological father's rights may be terminated for abandonment; however in most states someone...

The child could be adopted if the maternal grandparent could show that it is in the best interests of the child to set aside the custody...

Children that are adopted are treated the same as biological children for estate purposes. If you want to limit what a relative receives upon your...

It depends where you were adopted. In the State of NY, at the age 18 you may request your "pre-adoptive" birth certificate online from...

The process to adopt an adult in NY state is pretty straightforward. You may be able to file the notarized documents yourself, with the guidance of...

If you weren't married to your daughter's father ... then he is not her "legal father". There are a number of questions that an attorney will ask...

Once an adoption is finalized it cannot be "undone". If your biological children are now living with you and you would like to be their legal...