My son just turned 2. My fiance wants to adopt him and there is no father on his birth certificate, can he?
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My son just turned 2. My fiance wants to adopt him and there is no father on his birth certificate, can he?
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we have another child together and my 2yr. olds father has never seen him. What do we have to do to get this done?
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JAFO
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I adopted my wifes son at the age of 5 he was 2 when we got married. I never really thought about it but at 5 he asked me why we had different last names. We explained it to him and three days later he said he wanted my last name. His father had nothing to do with him never payed child support i even paid doctor bills my wife had from her first marriage from his many stays at the hospital because of a very rare disease. We talked to a lawyer because i was told by someone i knew that was a judge that heard cases like this that it did not matter if he had anything to do with the child the courts would not approve it and if they did there was a possibility some where down the road he could fight me and probably get custody as the real father. Thank God he signed the papers me and my wife met him at an attorneys office in a different state and he signed the papers and never even said a word. My son is now 33 years old and his real father has had contact with him many times but you know what he told me he was my father but you are my dad. Believe me there is a lot of difference. Get an attorney and do what your heart tells you. |
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The Vegetarian Atheist ツ
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The REAL father must sign over his rights. You will go to court for this so get a good lawyer. Also, a DNA test will probably be given. |
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Rad-Tech
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You have to get a lawyer. They will ask you about the father, and depending on state laws, they may allow you to go ahead since he hasn't established paternity. But they may also try to find him first and get him to sign a termination of rights. |
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Kate
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Yes, but a lawyer will need to get involved. |
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Jane S
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idk. |
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Two Conceited for you
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It's based on your state. Where I am if the child is one and over you have to go through the courts with a lawyer. If he is 1 and under you can just add your fiance as his father. |
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Cindy B
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If he knows about his son and has made no effort i am pretty sure you can get his rights terminated for abandoning him, but you still would have to get a lawyer. |
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