Hi, What you need to do is called a direct placement adoption. If you aren't married, only one of you can adopt in the State of Michigan. In...

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No, as the child is not legally your child anymore.

If a parent terminates rights from their children, can that impact approval of step parent adoption?

Not if it is a voluntary termination. I have done step-parent adoptions where the step-parent has voluntarily terminated his parental rights and...

Can One be unadopted as a legal adult?

I believe you can only be adopted by another person as an adult adoption. Your adoptive parents would have to be provided notice, but in the end...

If I don't let my daughter see her father, would that look bad on me when I go to court for his parental rights?

Yes and no. One of the questions that would be asked during the adoption is if you have ever prevented him from seeing her. However, if he...

How can I removed my ex husband who is not the father of my son from his birth certificate?

Does your ex-husband agree to this? Your child's father would have to file a ROPA case (Revocation of Paternity) or you could have the child...

Can i get adopted?

Yes, it is an adult adoption. As long as that is what you both want, it won't be a problem at all.

You will first have to get a homestudy completed. Given that these can take six to eight weeks, I would suggest you initiate that immediately. ...

Step parent adoption?

Yes. The law in Michigan is two years of substantial non-compliance with a support order (or failing to support w/out an order) and two years of...

Can I file for my ex husband parental rights be terminated?

Hello, In order to terminate his parental rights you have to meet the state's two prong long which is basically as follows: 1) failed to...