What is the process of Adult Adoption in Texas? Is a Lawyer needed?

No your biological father would not need to be notified. Your mother and step-father would need to file a petition requesting the adoption. You...

Hi my daughter has my maiden name senece she was born her boi-father is not on the birthcertificet has never had eny thing to

Your question does not say what state you are in. You should repost this under Family Law and give the state where you are located. You should...

Are you allowed to change your whole name (first, middle, last) to something completely different.

The standard for changing your name is good cause. If there is a good reason for the change and you have no criminal background, it is possible. ...

Do I need an attorney to relinguish parental rights??

He needs to sign a waiver, waiving his rights and the right to be part of the court proceeding. He will not need to appear in court if he signs...

Why is marriage in this country only between two persons? Why not 3 if all agree?

I agree with the previous answer, but wonder given how why anyone would want to face having to potentially face divorcing two spouses at the same...

Do I need a family attorney?

You can file on your own, but termination of parental rights is not an easy process and most likely even if you start it one your own you will find...

What do you know about Paternity testing a big shot attorney in Texas who has refused DNA?

Child support could be ordered to the date the child was born, plus prenatal and postnatal expenses not covered by insurance. However, the court...

So theres no state dat allows lesbians to sign a birth certificate one as mother and the other female as the father..

You can't do this at the hospital. You'd have to get a same sex adoption approved for both mothers to be on the birth certificate. Same sex...

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Can I submit a public notice for a stepparent adoption or does an attorney or the courts have to do it.

Publication would need to be done in the county where you file the suit. An attorney would then be appointed to represent the father for purposes...

Can i make my sons biological father give up his parental rights?

You can't make him give up his parental rights. However, since he has a sentence that is 17 years, he may be willing to sign a waiver of his...