How can i adopt my stepson to keep him safe from his bio(not legal) father while my wife is in jail.
If your wife will sign her agreement to this idea, the adoption can probably happen, but … you must do all reasonably possible to notify biodad.
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If your wife will sign her agreement to this idea, the adoption can probably happen, but … you must do all reasonably possible to notify biodad.
Have you checked the Reunion Registry? (http://www.ga-adoptionreunion.com) No guarantee, of course, but something that should be tried.
That used to be true, but they changed the statute.
Get Juli Wisotsky. She has the experience you need.
Hmmm, ... well, the “law” on non-related children sharing a bed is ... that ... parents make those kinds of decisions. If legislatures made laws...
Tom Tebeau. Your friends CAN pay for a lawyer for you. But you don’t have to put them to that expense, either. You can pay for a lawyer for...
As the others say, it can’t really be a “surprise.” It is both nice and understandable that you want to do it that way, but it’s just too complex...
Yeah, it’s really actually less of a legal question than a DFCS policy question, and actually that can vary from county to county (though they may...
You can’t do anything about it before the adoption is granted. What you signed actually has no legal effect until then. You are the legal father...
Not likely. It's hard to know enough about your situation from the info you give. Presumably, by "my mother," you mean your sister's stepmother? ...