My nephew is in foster care and papers have been filed for his foster parents to adopt him seeing as i am his legal aunt

Yes you can file either a Motion to Intervene / Motion for Legal Custody and the Court will decide. The child should have a guardian ad litem or...

I need help locating my trust fund but don't know where to start. Any advice?

If Googling the Trustee or one of the numerous people search services available online doesn't help you find the Trustee, try contacting the...

Call Disability Rights Ohio for your options: http://www.disabilityrightsohio.org/. Your school district should have complaint procedures regarding...

I'm in Ohio, how do I go about termination of my sons biological fathers rights?

Yes, you have to be married in order to do a stepparent adoption, and likely for a year, though some courts will accept an adoption petition if the...

Can a step-parent adopt if the biological parent moved out of the country and cant be found with out placing an affidavit ?

In general, if the judge tells you to do something, you have to do it. I'm glad it was explained to you instead of just having the case dismissed...

In Hamilton County, OH...what would be the process to adopt a child if the biological father is not in the picture?

Generally you need to be married to the mother for a year for that to happen - unless the plan is to have you adopt as a single parent and...

How much would it cost for us to adopt a baby from a person we know?

Without more information it's hard to say (how many putative fathers are there? will they contest? any Native American ancestry? are you paying any...

Can a 16 years old child move out of her home if she was adopted and now wants to be with her real parents can she

Her legal parents would need to consent.

Can my ex husband adopt my daughter?

I'm not sure if I'm reading this right but if your ex-husband is listed as the father on the dissolution decree, he is her legal father and has no...

Is there a way to legally adopt a child that we have permanent custody of, with out the biological parent's consent?

The phrase permanent custody makes me wonder if her rights were terminated as a result of an abuse / neglect case, in which event her consent is...