Adopting my niece after her mother's death?
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Adopting my niece after her mother's death?
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Here's the situation, my older sister killed herself and she left behind her daughter, my niece. The family has already talked about it and we've decided that she should be cared for by my husband and I. We are currently unable to care for her so we've agreed that my parents will care for her until my husband and I are able to do so. I live in California and the rest of my family is in Texas. We plan on going to to courthouse tomorrow to see about signing me as her legal guardian, with temporary custody going to my parents. We don't want to have to go through two adoptions so my parents will not be adopting her. I want to know if there's any special paperwork I need and if my husband has to be at the courthouse with me. He's back in Cali right now. Will the court need my sister's death certificate? It's not available yet.
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Oh, and I'm flying back to Cali this thursday.
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Daisey Duck
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Get the death certificate. Then contact a lawyer and they will take care of the paperwork. The lawyer can advise you of what needs to be done for the guardianship and for the adoption. Since the death certificate isn't ready yet go ahead and contact a lawyer that way you can get things started. You want the lawyer to handle all the paperwork so that you know everything is legal |
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Heather B
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Yes, you'll need a death certificate. People can't just walk into courthouses and get custody of children with no documentation.
You need to hire a lawyer to process the legal guardianship documentation. Perhaps after the natural father of the child has been given the opportunity of parenting his child.
Once adopted the genuine birth records of your niece will be sealed by the State and she will never be able to access them. Do you really want this. Legal Guardianship won't do this so that's the best option for her to keep her original identity. |
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allchildrenareangels
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sorry |
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heather11ginny23
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You will need all the paperwork you can get. And yes your husband should be there. I dont know if he has to be their but you have alot more to do before that child can just come into your home. But I hope you do that for that poor child. Good luck |
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