Raleigh, NC
Adoption Lawyer at Raleigh, NC
Practice Areas: Adoption, Family
Does not being a legal parent still give you rights in NC? Yes. The language can be confusing, but all biological parents have legal rights and...
The facts are not clear from your question. If the information about parentage on your child’s birth certificate is incorrect, there are several...
In general, courts are reluctant to terminate a parent's rights when the parent is contributing to a child's support, unless someone else is wiling...
The correct, and least expensive procedure, would be a petition for stepparent adoption. I agree with Ms. Killian, you probably should not attempt...
Does he have any parental rights to sign away? Yes. Do I need to have him sign his rights away? It depends upon what you want to accomplish. If...
It depends. In additional to grounds, you have to prove best interest. The court would have to be convinced that you have and can continue to meet...
Do we just petition for adoption! Maybe. Can we ask the bio parents to just "ok" the adoption and move forward? Yes. Termination of parental...
What steps do we take? First, contact an experienced adoption lawyer in each state. Visit the website for the American Academy of Adoption...
Your rights to custody may be the same, but in other important ways they are not. While your subsequent marriage may have legitimated the children,...
It appears that the Court declined, or was unable to, terminate parental rights. Generally,"... where the court has determined that the appointment...