the birth certifcate. He has been in his life since the age of 4.
2006-06-23 07:28:12 · 7 answers · asked by pug1975 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I am an adoptive parent and a step-parent. Here is all I know about step-parent adoption.
State laws on stepparent adoptions vary. Most States have a streamlined process for adoptions by stepparents whereby the judge hearing the adoption petition has the ability to dispense with the requirement in State laws for an adoption home study. Some States, however, will not approve a stepparent adoption unless the custodial parent has been married to the stepparent for 1 year or longer.
When a stepparent wishes to adopt a stepchild, the child's parents (the stepparent's spouse and the noncustodial or absent parent) are usually both required to consent to that adoption. In consenting to an adoption, the noncustodial parent relinquishes all parental rights and responsibilities, including child support. If the noncustodial parent objects to the proposed adoption and refuses to consent to it, State laws may prevent the adoption from proceeding.
Some State adoption laws specify special circumstances under which the noncustodial parent's consent is not required. Other States have made special provisions in their adoption laws to allow stepparent adoptions to occur, even over the objections of the noncustodial parent, in cases where the noncustodial parent has failed to maintain communication with the child for a specified period of time.
Here's a link to more info about stepparent adoption
http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_step.cfm
Here is a link to search statutes by state for issues related to child adoption. Results will provide summaries of State statutes (and full text of laws, in some cases).
http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/search/index.cfm
Best wishes and God bless
2006-06-25 12:27:18 · answer #1 · answered by cstoa10 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES !!! you will have to get the father on the brith certifcate to sign off his rights as his father and have new one issued with boyfriend as father ! I am working on this now!
2006-06-23 08:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by kaylee_beach 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only wayhe can adopt your son is if the father signs his writes away or has abbaneded the child for over 3 years.
2006-06-23 15:31:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
regrettably you may ought to have the daddy's permission. My husbands ultimate pal has tried adopting his wifes first new child because of the fact he has been there in view that day one, however the daddy keeps rejecting the charm, even however he hasn't seen the little boy in view that he advance into an infant and he's now six. rules suck in circumstances like those.
2016-10-31 08:53:55 · answer #4 · answered by winstanley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The natural father has to relinquish all rights before you new husband can adopt your son.
2006-06-23 07:53:46 · answer #5 · answered by virgogirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes,as long as the biological father signs over parental rights your fiance can legaly adopt your son.
2006-06-23 07:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by vallegirl2005 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the natural father consents. Also, in some states if he is not paying child support, it can be done without his consent.
2006-06-23 07:31:50 · answer #7 · answered by LoneStar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋