You need to consult with a family law attorney. We cannot answer such a specific question on this site the way it was posed -- a consult is required.

You don't need to write an affidavit or file that with the court. You need to file an Answer. If you are served with discovery, you will have to...

Yes, you have to be married in order to do a step-parent adoption.

If there are no temporary orders and no TRO, then yes, the order still stands and you operate according to that order. Consult an attorney for...

First, you have to be married. Second, you will need a lawyer to terminate the bio dad's rights and at that same time, begin the step-parent...

To have signed the birth certificate, he had to also sign an Acknowledgement of Paternity. Your daughter would have also signed that and it...

We can't give out specific advice in this forum. Avvo is for general advice. You need to consult with a family law attorney to understand your...

I can't tell which state you are adopting in - Texas or another state, so you will have to follow that State's laws. Texas requires a home study...

You need to consult a family law attorney immediately. If the termination case is not complete, you can intervene in that lawsuit seeking custody....

You will have to be married to proceed with a step-parent adoption, and even though no father is on the birth certificate, you still have to...