She is going to get married to a guy in the military and he wants to adopt her daughter. How long would it take and would the court make it difficult for him to adopt her because they would have to find the "biological father"? The "biological father" isn't in the little girl's life. He went to legal and they said that they have to find her father so he can say that he will give up his rights. To me I don't think he has any rights because he isn't in her life and isn't on the birth certificate as her father. They are both concerned and stressed about it. I just wanted to see if anyone has went through this and could be of help.
2007-12-05 10:58:21 · 5 answers · asked by L L 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
they will have to make an attempt to find him. call relatives, friends, work, etc. then they have to put an ad in the paper regarding it being a legal matter. i think you only have to wait 6 months. after that, she can be adopted.
i suggest trying for a free consultation with a lawyer.
2007-12-05 11:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't state whether the father even knows he has a daughter. The courts are making sure that the father is consenting to give up his rights. The birth certificate doesn't have to state a father, especially if the father's name is in question. So just not putting his name on the birth certificate does not mean he has no rights. He has a right to be part of her life until the courts say otherwise. The only other way to know if he wants to give up those rights is by finding him and asking. I believe there is a time limit on it, but I don't know what it is.
2007-12-05 11:10:44 · answer #2 · answered by Linda K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought that if the father's name isn't on the birth certificate, then he has NO rights, and she would not have to get his consent for anything... I swear that's what I heard. it doesn't make any sense that they would have to find him, if he has never been in her life, and his name isn't even on the freakin birth certificate!
sorry I don't have any personal experience with this... just thought I'd say what I've heard. Maybe she should go to a couple of different lawyers to find out exactly what needs to be done. I mean, if they DO have to find him, I'm assuming he'll sign over whatever rights he had anyways..considering he's never been there. or he could be an a** and try to make it as difficult as possible.. who knows.
good luck to them, though! I hope it all works out in the end.
2007-12-05 11:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by ~mama2danica~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is true that the biological father has to be found and that he has to give up his rights to the child in a legal way. As it is now, he does have legal rights and legal responsibilities even though he's not in the child's life presently. Once this legal requirement is met, your friend's cousin's husband can then legally adopt the child.
2007-12-05 11:07:14 · answer #4 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is this your concern???
2007-12-05 11:31:47 · answer #5 · answered by KitKat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋