Can my boyfriend apply to be a legal guardian to my daughter?

To expand on the previous answer . . . In some counties — but not all —- judges will allow an unmarried person to adopt the child of their domestic...

Selected as the best answer

Can my stepdad adopt me without informing my biological father?

I agree with Christina and Loretta. The good news is that an adult adoption is the simplest type of adoption to complete. When your step-father...

How could I let my sister get custody of my newborn?

What a wonderful idea! Your sister (and her spouse, if she has one) can adopt the baby in a “relative adoption” since she is the baby’s aunt. She...

You need to complete a Petition for Temporary Guardianship. You can get a “do-it-yourself” packet online, or just ask your county’s Probate Court...

If my legal guardianship papers of my grandson are missing can the mother call the police and take him?

You should go down to the county probate court or juvenile court which initially issued the guardianship order and get a new certified copy to...

I have had permanent guardianship of a child for 14 years, how can I go about adopting her?

Your starting place is to hire an experienced adoption attorney. The attorney will prepare all the paperwork, which will be filed with the court. ...

Your question involves the interplay of adoption and immigration, and most regular adoption attorneys aren’t going to know the answer to your...

Custody of US born kids when parents are non-us citizens ?

Okay, so this is a simple issue, and it doesn’t matter that you are not U.S. citizens. You are the parents of your children, and you need to...

If my son was adopted if I wish to get my life together can I fight to get him back and dose his sister's or grandparents have r

I am assuming that your son was taken into foster care and that State DFACS then terminated your parental rights. In that case, you only had 30...

Can I legally be adopted by the woman who raised me if she isn’t still married to my dad?

If this woman agrees, then she can legally adopt you and she doesn’t have to be married to your father anymore. In an adult adoption, it is only...