Does the NCP still get rights if I adopt the kids once we marry?
Assuming you are able to complete a stepparent adoption, it is up to you and your (future) wife and the noncustodial parent to decide whether you...
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Adoption Lawyer at Glendale, CA
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Assuming you are able to complete a stepparent adoption, it is up to you and your (future) wife and the noncustodial parent to decide whether you...
This is an immigration question - I have changed the practice area so that immigration attorneys can address it.
Generally, the law presumes that the husband is the legal parent to a child born within a marriage. However, recently the law was changed to allow...
It’s not clear what your siblings are trying to accomplish. Are they having trouble with using your father’s last name? Trying to receive benefits...
Yes, you can adopt them, but whether that will give them citizenship is another question. Also, if you are adopting them from another state, you...
It sounds like you may be struggling with postpartum depression, and a therapist may be a more helpful professional for you to seek out right now...
The only way to change the parents on a birth certificate is to get a parentage judgment that states that someone else is the parent and the names...
I believe this is an immigration question, so I have changed the practice area for you.
It’s unclear based on your question whether the stepdad is looking to adopt your child. If not, a court will not allow you to give up your parental...
I believe you are asking an immigration question, so I re-tagged your question for immigration attorneys to be able to answer it.