Adult seeking to terminate my adopted mothers parental rights. IL adoption, current NC resident.

Ms. Haas is correct that you can't really "undo" the adoption, but you can arrange another for another adult to legally adopt you. That adoption...

Foreign adopted child 15 years old from US parent, does he get directly citizenship or greencard

The relevant question is not whether the adoption was Hague or non-Hague, it is whether the child entered the U.S. on an IR-3 visa or an IR-4 visa....

I want to adopt my cousins unborn child, what is involved?

You should have your own attorney and the birth parents should have their own attorney, so there is no question of whether your cousin was fully...

Get on the Arkansas putative father registry and hire a good family law attorney immediately. If the child is successfully adopted, you will lose...

Can I go to the courts and ask them to change my sons last name to my boyfriend's last name or does it have to be an adoption?

Yes, you can change your child's name to whatever you want, assuming that the biological father's agreement is obtained or not needed. Whether...

If i adopt my step children will their mother have to continue paying child support?

Simply put, any parent who gives up their legal rights (such as when a stepparent adoption is done) is generally not responsible for future child...

Why cant my mother or other family get my kids instead of being adopted out?

I agree. There is nothing in this fact pattern that makes clear the agency's reason for denial. Perhaps she refused to take them into her care when...

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My children's adoptive mother just died what will happen to them now? Can i get them back?

You cannot get them back just because the children's adoptive mother died, but it is good that you are concerned for their well-being and that you...

Can foster-to-adoption agencies discriminate against infertile couples?

Infertility does not bar you from adopting! Who is telling you that? Consult with a local adoption attorney. If it is your Department of...

Adopting a child abroad /Adoption Visa

Neither of the first two attorney answers are completely correct. In July, 2014, the Uniform Accreditation Act took effect, which means that every...

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