We have had our foster son with us since he was born, he is almost 5 years old? Can we get an attorney and adopt him?

I have worked with an excellent adoption attorney located in Collinsville and you may want to contact her. Her name is Debbie Cobb, phone (618)...

It is my understanding that no state requires that an adopting parent be a U.S. citizen. I recently worked with an adoption attorney in Austin...

I recently got married, can my husband sign my son's birth certificate if there is no other father on the birth certificate?

No, that would be a criminal act. The correct way is to have him do a stepparent adoption. Please consult with an experienced adoption attorney who...

Can my ex wife get a judge to take away my parental rights without my permission?

If your ex-wife files a stepparent adoption it is possible for the Court to proceed without your consent since the Court can find that the adoption...

You can not just sign the Birth Certificate and it would be illegal and you would be committing a crime. The correct way to do is upon marriage to...

Can I adopt a friend's unborn baby from Alberta, Canada to US?

Adoptions from Canada are complex because of the Hague Convention on International Adoptions. There is an attorney in Austin named Devin Vinson at...

If you are planning to proceed with a stepparent adoption in Virginia, then the birth father will be entitled to some type of notice depending on...

Can non custodial parents be a trustee of a child?

Sure. A trustee manages the trust and exercises judgment. Who ever sets up the trust can choose the trustee.

Petitioning for adoptive children for green card through Immediate Relative Petition (I-130)? Not non-Hague (orphan) adoption

I am not an immigration expert and strongly suggest that you discuss your routes with such an expert for the best route to bring the children in to...

Do I have full rights to my birth certificate and all other documents when I am 18 without my parent's consent?

You can order your own birth certificate by finding the vital records office in the state you were born and downloading the ordering form and...