Orlando, FL
Adoption Lawyer at Orlando, FL
Practice Areas: Adoption
Your case involves two important questions, one involving jurisdiction and the other involving the sufficiency of legal documents to terminate...
You have standing to petition the court to terminate her parental rights of the father since you are the legal and physical custodian of the child....
I suggest that your husband file a stepparent petition for adoption and have the birth father served. You can involuntarily terminate his parental...
I urge you to obtain competent legal advice before you make any decisions. Most adoptive couples are willing to pay for the birth mother to have...
A stepparent adoption will allow you to change your name and be adopted by your stepfather. This can be done with your biological father’s consent...
You should contact an attorney and explore whether there is an involuntary basis to terminate her rights. With facts like you have alleged, that is...
Yes your case sounds like a classic case of abandonment. In Florida, if able and aware of the pregnancy or the birth of the child, a birth father...
You can change the name but you will need to file a name change action in the court. It is fairly simple to do yourself for an infant and there may...
Yes your case looks very promising. You should contact an attorney to handle this matter as at first blush you have very good facts to support an...
You are wise to consider pursuing a stepparent adoption to protect your daughter. This is especially important should anything happen to you. You...