Virginia has procedural shortcuts in the adoption process for certain certain close relatives which includes grandparents. If the child has lived...

Can my husbands ex wife’s new husband adopt my husbands child without his consent ?

The ex and her husband must prove that your husband did not contact the child, without just cause, in the 6 months immediately preceding the filing...

How do I gets the rights of parents of a child taking away?

Virginia has an abandonment provision in its adoption statutes whereby the court shall waive the birth parent's consent if he or she has not...

Can my long term boyfriend adopt my child?

You are required to adopt the child with your lawful husband so you will need to wait until you are divorced. While there is nothing specifically...

Can I get parental right terminated?

As Attorney Miller said, you terminate his rights by doing a stepparent adoption. The first question is what type of notice is he entitled to...

What constitutes termination of parental rights in the state of va?

Virginia courts generally will not terminate parental rights unless there is a stepparent adoption.

How do i go about terminating a fathers rights?

Once you marry your fiancee you can do a stepparent adoption. You have not specified certain facts to determine what type of notice he might be...

In the state of VA can I have my baby’s father sign over rights? He isn’t in the picture at all.

There has to be someone to step in and adopt in a stepparent adoption.

In order for my childs father to sign over his rights, does there have to be someone that's willing to adopt my son?

Yes there has to be someone else to step in and adopt.

Can I change my birth certificate?

If you have your adoptive mom and her current husband on your birth certificate, then he must have adopted you (if it was a Virginia adoption)....