How do I go about getting my husband on my children's birth certificate?

If the fathers of your children are not listed on the birth certificates (paternity was never established) then it should be fairly easy to have...

How can my fiancé adopt my daughter without knowing where the biological dad is ?

Indiana law provides for various reasons why a parent's consent to adoption is not required. Two that would apply in your situation might be that...

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How do i get the father to my 4 year old rights signed off by his request.

If your fiancé is interested in adopting then the father could sign a consent to adoption to allow your fiancé to adopt. The father can't just...

How long do we have to be married before my husband can step parent adopt my son?

There is not a statutory waiting period.

How do I go about adopting my stepdaughter?

If he is on the birth certificate then you need his consent to adoption, unless he has not paid support or communicated with your stepdaughter for...

Requesting termination of parental rights?

Indiana Code 31-19-9-8 gives 12 independent reasons why a parent's consent to adoption is not required. Failure to support for 12 months, failure...

Need help finding a lawyer for state to state custody

You should file for an adoption immediately. If there is no father on the birth certificate then who ever the father is has until you file a...

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Can I file for abandonment of my child's father? Can my husband/ her stepfather adopt her?

Indiana Code 31-19-9-8 outlines various reasons why a consent to adoption is not required by a legal parent. You only need one of the reasons...

What do I need to do? My child's biological father told me that he wants to sign over his rights.

Your need to have him sign a consent to adoption and then file a petition for adoption. You would also need to consent to the adoption. Any child...

How do you go about an adoption when you can't find the forms?

Unfortunately filing an adoption or guardianship is not as easy as finding forms online. There are things like home studies, putative father...