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.

You would need to adopt the children. Please find a local adoption attorney to assist you.

How can my daughter get her 4yr old child back the paternal grandmother has temporary custody while she was in drug rehab?

If the paternal grandmother is proceeding with an adoption, then the Court will have to determine the case in what is in the best interests of the...

I have four kids that i helped raise and now they are adults, I would like to adopt them, does it cost anything to adopt them ?

You have the costs for filing fees, obtaining certified copies of the Final Order of Adoption and also obtaining new birth certificates. Depending...

What are my legal options if my younger siblings go up for adoption and social services is saying I can’t see them?

You have an attorney appointed to represent your interests called a Guardian ad litem. Tell that attorney your concerns and ask the attorney to...

Can i terminate my child's father rights if he has not been apart of her life and name isn't on the birth certificate?

If the child's father is not on the birth certificate, you were never married to him and there is no Court Order establishing his paternity, then...

Even if mother has no rights since she gave them to grandmother?

The answer depends on whether the birth mother's parental rights were terminated. If not, she still has rights. The grandmother may also have some...

I have sole custody of my daughter and would like my wife to adopt and my daughter told her to. Do I need her mother's consent?

Sole custody is not a termination of parental rights therefore you will need her consent. I would recommend that you consult with an Idaho adoption...

Can I adopted my step daughter if she is from Mexico?

You can adopt your stepdaughter but whether she can come or stay in the US is really an immigration question you should discuss with an immigration...