Can I change my child’s last name?

Yes. If you are the child's only legal parent then you have unilateral right to change the child's name. I would also consider having your fiance...

That is an impossible question to answer. The judge is going to look at what is in the best interest of the child. Certainly parental rights are...

Indiana Code 31-19-2-2 specifically requires you to use an attorney to file an adoption. Under Indiana law you are not allowed to file an adoption...

How does my son adopt his wife's child without knowing who the biological father is?

Indiana Code 31-19-2-2 specifically requires that you utilize an attorney to file an adoption in Indiana. If the child was conceived in Indiana...

Guardianships are temporary. In order for a parent to have a guardianship terminated they would need to prove to the court that the reasons that a...

I respectfully disagree with Christine’s answer. If you merely signed a consent to adoption and the adoption has not yet been finalized then your...

I would like to know where I would get the required forms for a stepparent adoption. The biological father is willing to consent

Indiana Code 31-19-2-2 specifically requires an Indiana resident to use an attorney in order to file a petition for adoption. “A resident of...

Can my boyfriend adopt my baby girls without us getting married?

In short, yes he can. Indiana Law does not require two people to be married to each other for them both to adopt. It also sounds like you may...

When can I terminate his name on birth certificate

Extremely difficult, if not impossible to terminate a parent’s rights without having someone else “step into the shoes” of the parent being...

How can my husband adopt our son?

Indiana Code 31-19-9-8 provides independent grounds for dispensing with a parent’s consent. Failure to support, failure to communicate and...