My daughter is an adult and she wants my husband, her stepfather, to adopt her. We have been estranged for 5 years.
Yes. When u r married, he has to have your consent. As an adult, he does not have to have your consent.
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Yes. When u r married, he has to have your consent. As an adult, he does not have to have your consent.
An adoption will include a name change. It will be a lot more expensive for attorneys fees and newspaper fees to do two separate cases.
See a lawyer. The lawyer will go through the bases upon which his parental rights can be terminated.
She cannot leave until the court has discharged her case. She is a ward of the court until age 21, unless discharged before that.
My best guess would be that if u r not physically present to dispute the claim, no one will notice. But that is just a guess...
Call the school and talk to them. Their policy may be that you can go if it is your parenting time but not on hers. This should be an issue...
No, that will not invalidate your ticket.
No one except his attorney can possibly answer that question for you.
Yes, u r responsible for him until he is 18 years old.
If u file an adoption petition, u might be able to terminate their parental rights. See a local adoption lawyer.