Can I adopt my niece? I have guardianship, neither parent has had contact with her in 2 years.
It can certainly be done, but the process of terminating the existing parental rights will be fairly involved. The starting point will be whether...
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It can certainly be done, but the process of terminating the existing parental rights will be fairly involved. The starting point will be whether...
Call Jay Strickland. I doubt he'll handle it, but he'll know who would be good.
I wouldn't say it quite that way, but what Mr. Ashman said is correct. The law views the biological father as a POTENTIAL source of child support,...
Most likely, yes he must. Is a date set for the wedding?
Yes. Beyond that, I can't really do any better than to refer you to my website! www.AdoptNeed.com GACAL.org.
I haven't seen the other answers elsewhere, but it DOES sound like he still has parental rights. And the advice to get experienced legal help is...
It's worse (i.e., more expensive) than you're hoping. The time frame for "adding" a father that way is (I think) within the child's first year of...
That can be done, yes. (I'm assuming the adoption hasn't already happened, as you probably would have encountered the chance to do that.) An...
It sounds like you're just starting to learn about this, in which case there are lots better places to start! My website, for example! (SOMEONE...
Unless you were seeking to do a step parent adoption, it probably cannot be done. Even if he is unreliable, the law will look at him as a...