Yes - agreed with the answer above. Based on what you say, it sounds like you have enough to terminate the noncustodial parent's rights, but that...

If the adult adoptee is willing, she can terminate the adoption. See...

Actually, unmarried couples CAN adopt a child in a process called a second parent adoption. If your bio dad and your mom and your mom's boyfriend...

This is a complex parentage matter and should be handled by a lawyer who deals with complex parentage issues - not every divorce lawyer will be...

If he adopted you as an adult in an adult adoption procedure, you can only marry him if you first terminate your adoption, which you can do by...

What do you need to do and what kind of form do you need to fill out to do an AKA and attach it to your birth certificate?

It sounds like your father-in-law has what is called a common law name change, which just means he started to use a different name and it stuck. ...

Is he legally responsible

If he took the child into his home and held the child out as his natural child, and he's on the birth certificate, then likely the lack of...

Yes - if everyone is in agreement, you can do what is called an adult adoption. As a part of that, you can choose to maintain your current legal...

Can my step father adopt me even tho I don’t want to?

Children over 12 years old must consent to their adoptions, so the court will not be able to complete the adoption without your consent. Here is...

What steps can I take to complete the adult adoption?

An adult adoption will not help with immigration status, but you can still do it for parentage/symbolic purposes. If you google "California adult...