How much prison time is a signif. part of a child's life in FL? Baby is due in a few weeks, dad has 10yrs from March.

Judges tend to look at the totality of the circumstances in a contested adoption. If he does not agree with the adoption, you will need to prove...

My brother and his girlfriend have asked me to adopt their baby. Where do I start with the process of adopting the baby?

Children are adopted from State to State all the time so that is not unusual. However, I would consult with a Florida attorney initially to let...

Can a child adoption be overturned because the font size on a Consent to Adopt form is 11 instead of 12?

In the Florida Adoption Statute the font size is required to be 12 and not 11; however, there is also a provision in Florida Statute Section,...

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My husband would like to adopt my two children... They are 4 &5 years old, their biological father hasn't been in their life

The first thing that I would do is consult with a family law attorney to have that person explain the process to you at a minimum. The attorney...

The adoption of a child falls under a particular State's law and every State has a different adoption Statute. I am not sure if this answers your...

My parental rights were terminated and my child was adopted in 2010. Why have I been paying child support?

If you owed an arrearage on the first child (the one adopted in 2010) the money may have been applied to that arrearage and that of course created...

In my case, what can I do to overturn the adoption or to get visitation rights?

Once a child is adopted the legal relationship is severed forever. I know that you probably do not want to hear this but there is probably little...

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We are adopting from either VA, WVA, FL, NJ, NY or PA. How long will we have to stay before we can bring our child home to Utah

Every State has different periods of revocation for the mother so you will need to ask someone who is familiar with a particular State's laws. To...

Can a child be adopted from a step father without approval from the Bio father in the state of Washington?

The biological father must consent to the adoption and be provided notice if the new husband wants to adopt the child. Because he continues to pay...

If another person adopts your children it does not eliminate any past due child support arrearage. The parent cannot waive the arrearage because...