Interested in step-parent adoption but have issue with biological father

Because he is the biological father he is required to be noticed. It sounds like he has not been in your children's' lives and has not paid...

Is there a waiting period after marriage before the petition for a stepparent adoption can be filed?

Make sure the father's consent is on the statutorily required form, is properly witnessed and notarized. You should have an attorney file the...

Where do you get adoption papers from?

Your mother and your step father will have to file a joint petition for a step parent adoption and pay the required filling fee. The petition will...

Do your parents and their boyfriend/girlfriend have to be married in order to adopt you?

Your mother and her boyfriend must be married in order for a step parent adoption to occur.

Notarized papers signed by a biological father giving up his rights-are they valid even after notary commission date expires?

A properly executed, witnessed and notarized consent is just one of the statutorily required pleadings required for a step parent adoption. It...

Had your son's biological father not been sending support it would have been much easier to argue he has abandoned the child within the meaning of...

If my son father hasn’t seen him since he was 4 weeks old and he’s now 3 years old and he has supervised visitation but hasn’t?

Yes--you have to be married to your fiancé before you both can proceed with a step parent adoption in Florida. Once your new husband adopts he will...

Can I refuse to have a paternity test done for my daughter.. if court ordered?

There are places where you can get a finding of biological paternity by a simple mouth swab test-- faster and much less expensive than involving...

If a man has a discectomy can he still have legal rights to a child even though it is not his but he's married to the mother.?

A discectomy is the surgical removal of a herniated disk in your spine--I believe the term you are referring to is a vasectomy which results in the...

My ex the father of my child is not in the birth certificate , does he have any right ? Can he take her from me?

The prior answer is correct--however you also need to know that if you are accepting some form of government assistance from the State of Florida...