Can i adopt my domestic partners kids even if we are not married

Virginia statutes are silent on whether non-married couples can adopting together. The law clearly states the married couples must adopt together....

Can I file for abandonment in VA when my twins father hasn't seen, tried to make contact, or paid child support in 2 years?

Based upon your facts, you should have a strong case for abandonment under the adoption statutes. The father is entitled to Notice and an...

Uncontested legal adoption?

As grandparents adopting, you are eligible for the Adoption Federal Tax Credit meaning that your net cost for an attorney will not cost you...

As the other attorneys have explained, you follow a stepparent adoption procedure. You can file once you are married but you can have everything...

My fiance is supposedly the father of child he didn't know anything about now she writing him to sign over he's rights over

I am assuming the the mother is doing a stepparent adoption since that is the only realistic method of him signing over his rights. Even though he...

If I was to get married and my husband wanted to adopt my child can he if my ex signs his rights over ?

If you were married to the birth father or the Court established paternity, then his consent would be required. There are potential exceptions to...

Can my sister adopt her daughter BACK from my parents if my parents sign the papers ?

Your sister can adopt the child back with your parents permission. Such a case is not unusual. It would fall under the "close-relative" adoption...

Can I have my son's father's parental rights terminated if my husband has been in son's life for 11 years and willing to adopt?

Based upon your facts stated, you should be able to successfully adopt. There is a provision in Virginia law where a Court can find that the...

Can I adopt my friend?

Virginia has some very specific requirements for adult adoptions. Unless you are a stepparent or close relative, the adult adoptee must have lived...

What is involved with a father relinquishing parental rights, to mother, in VA?

A judge is not going to terminate your parental rights without someone else stepping in such as a stepparent adoption.