Biological parents have to consent to the adoption. However, the court can dispense with their consent if they fail to support or have meaningful...

The short answer is you could do it there or you could do it here. The statute says that "(1) Proceedings for adoption must be brought in the...

What is the easiest way without going to court for the other parent to voluntarily sign their rights over?

Your husband would file a petition to adopt and the biological father would just have to sign a consent to adoption.

How do I get started ?

You can file an adoption petition which, if granted, would sever his parental rights and make you her legal father. If he has, for at least one...

How to strip parent of rights in the case of multi-state abandonment?

Termination of rights is not a stand alone cause of action. You can do it as part of an adoption but not by itself. Only the state can do it as a...

How to get guardianship when the two parents was never married but father is on birth certificate?

My advice would be to file the petition for guardianship and get your daughter to sign the consent and then try to obtain service on the father. ...

My husband and I want to adopt my great nephew. His mother is in agreement and the father left before he was born

I agree with Mr. Scholl's answer. This should be an uncontested case so the attorneys fee portion can probably be a flat fee. You will need a...

How can I contest a step parent adoption? How much $$ at court fees for contesting?

You could fight it but as you say, all she has to do is wait in until she is 18 and she can do it without your consent. I don't know what your...

If the children are in foster care, there is an existing case in the Juvenile division of Circuit court which is probably where the mother's sister...

How does adopting step-children effect child support obligations?

They "should" recalculate the support because from a legal perspective they are his children as if they were born to him and you. And the support...