In order for anyone to adopt your children you will need either a consent for adoption from both parents (you and your ex wife/their mother) or a...

I got permanent guardianship over my 3 grandkids, ages 11, 8, and 6. Now that I have custody, does CPS still have custody of th?

If you have Title 8 Guardianship and the dependency case has been dismissed, then DCS no longer has custody and you can share photos. I'm sure...

How do I obtain legal guardianship of my grandaughter?

A guardianship, in Arizona, is only by consent. A court cannot grant a guardianship over a parents objection. So if the legal parents are...

You can try the Maricopa County Attorney's office. It has an adoptions unit that will help finalize most adoptions (by consent) for free. If you...

Juvenile Guardianship is generally granted by consent only. If your sister will sign a consent for the Guardianship then you can serve the father...

How do I terminate my child’s nonbiological fathers rights?

You have two options. You can ask the dad on the birth certificate if he'll voluntarily sign a Consent for your husband to adopt. If he does so,...

How do we change my child's last name? Or is adoption the better course?

So you can do a name change but it requires notification to her father, even if he's not in the picture. If you think he'll just ignore the...

Is there anything I can do after my kids were adopted ?

Your time for appeal may have run. You had 15 days from the date the court entered orders terminating your parental rights to file a Notice of...

It's likely that her foster parents have adopted her by now because so much time has passed. If so, they are her legal parents now and you do not...

Actually I respectfully disagree with the other attorney's response. Your step father can adopt you. Arizona limits adult adoption after the age...