What is the process for a step parent to adopt a step child?

You need to ask your son's father to consent to the adoption. If he will agree the process is fairly easy. If he will not agree it may not be...

Does a biological father need to consent to a stepparent adoption if they haven't ever met the child in it's 17 years of life?

The simplest thing to do would be to just wait until you are 18. Then you won't need your biological father to be involved in any way and your...

How do I start the process of adopting an adult child?

It is quite easy to do, because you don't need the consent of anyone other than the two of you, and you do not have to have any type of homestudy...

Unfortunately it can be very difficult to get a visa allowing you to bring the child into the US, even if you are able to legally adopt him in El...

We have been approved to immigrate to USA I and we have until March 2013 to move. We just adopted a baby and we were hoping that

The answer to your question may depend on what country you adopted the baby in. Some countries are signatories to the Hague Convention, and those...

You may be able to adopt her if your ex girlfriend consents. Without the consent of at least one birth parent you would not have standing to seek...

My house is behind on payments, the financing is in my ex-husbands name and the bank won't talk to me what options do I have?

If you can get your ex-husband to give the bank written permission to discuss the loan with you, then the bank will probably give you more...

We have three partners in vacation property, can one owner force the others to buy her out?

I agree that you cannot be forced to buy out the other owners, but they can most likely force a sale of the property through a partition action in...

Bio-Father left when I was pregnant. No contact - child is now 14 years old. Fiance wants to adopt him.

You will need to try to locate the biological father of the to give him notice of the adoption. If you are unable to locate him after a genuine...

This Question is about adoption, Can my ex husband adopt my daughter in case something happens to me?

I do not agree that a Judge would be unlikely to allow your ex-husband to adopt your daughter just because you are no longer married. To pursue...