Can l have the 2 yrs residency waived for my adopted 3 yrs old son from kenya. Am a us citizen and have finalized the adoption p
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Answered on July 06, 2017
Kenya is a Hague convention country. There should be a different process for getting your child to the US than a two year physical and legal...
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Steps for legal adoption?
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Answered on July 06, 2017
It's great that your husband wants to adopt your son. You can find out about self-help stepparent adoptions on this webpage....
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Parental Rights Terminated in California
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Answered on June 30, 2017
If your parental rights were terminated, you are no longer their parent. You have no right to see the child anymore. Any arrangement to visit will...
I recently received an email from a man named Eric Anderson and I can't tell if this is a scam or not how do I respond ?
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Answered on June 30, 2017
If a stranger offers you free money by email, it's fake.
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Can I keep my daughter from her father who isn't on the birth certificate? Can he object to step parent adoption?
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Answered on June 29, 2017
The first inquiry will be whether the birth father is an alleged father or a presumed father. From what you describe, he may be an alleged father...
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How can my husband find his daughter that was given up at birth if she has already tried to contact him??
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Answered on June 26, 2017
If he can't remember the birth mother's name then he has no way to ask who the daughter is. His name is most likely not on the original birth...
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What happens if my daughter gets adopted by my husband and her bio father wants to establish paternity?
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Answered on June 25, 2017
The birth father does not need to establish paternity for your future husband to do a stepparent adoption. An experienced adoption attorney will...
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When a child born to a mother in prison CPS demands only adoption not guardianship so parental rights are terminated.
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Answered on June 25, 2017
If the grandparents adopted the child and the mother had her rights terminated through abandonment under the Family Code, she has no parental...
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How do I make sure I do not have any legal/financial/parental obligations as a known (not anonymous) sperm donor?
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Answered on June 25, 2017
You will most likely need a lawyer and you need an agreement signed before conception takes place. See Family Code section 7613....
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Can my sister in law take back her daughter without notice?
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Answered on June 19, 2017
Your sister in law cannot give your mother-in-law full guardianship at birth by signing a piece of paper. The courts grant guardianship. If she...
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