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How can you go about adopting a child that you have an order for temporary custody If the child is your niece?
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Answered on August 19, 2018
It sounds like there are complications buried in there that are beyond the scope here. It can almost certainly be done, but there are many...
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My sister is 14 her baby is due in December & wants the child to go to me, what do I need to do? what is the least expensive now
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Answered on August 07, 2018
Yeah, Florida is another planet when it comes to adoption. You need a Florida lawyer.
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My sister had a baby 4 days ago and the father pot test didn't come back clean and cp s? Got the baby I want to know can I get
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Answered on August 07, 2018
That’s their job. It’s also their job to place kids with extended family, so work with them on that.
Absent Parent and Adoption?
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Answered on July 13, 2018
The child can inherit from him unless and until his rights are terminated. It may sound like a longshot, but if he is hit and killed by a...
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Do I need a lawyer to have my new husband adopt my son?
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Answered on July 10, 2018
Constitutionally and statutorily, the answer to your question is "Of course you can do it without a lawyer." But, as a lawyer here likes to say,...
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I’m a 16 year old emancipated minor and my girlfriend was kicked out of her house. Would I be able to adopt her?
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Answered on June 26, 2018
This is not the sort of situation the adoption code addresses.
I want my uncle and aunt to adopt me?
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Answered on June 19, 2018
Quite feasible legally, but likely more expensive than it might seem. Requires petition in superior court, hearing with a judge, and signed decree...
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My boyfriend and I want to get married and adopt a child but can we do that since he is a registered sex offender?
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Answered on June 10, 2018
There isn’t a law specifically on that…. Honestly, the most important hurdle to clear is with the home studier. If the home studier says “he’s...
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Can I adopt a child and my wife know but not be part of the process. ?
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Answered on June 08, 2018
Probably not. The law does favor two parents, but it also favors that those two people be married to each other.
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How can my husband adopt my son?
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Answered on May 31, 2018
Yeah. It has to be done right, but it CAN be done.