Can my ex-partner and her new husband adopt my daughter without my consent?

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Not if you are on her birth certificate or have any kind of custody or child support recognizing you as her father.

The Naughty Librarian

Not unless your parental rights has been taken away.

dpilipis

Not unless your parental rights have already been terminated.

AM Enforcer

I don't believe so, unless you sign over your rights as her parent.

searching_please

They can do a second-parent adoption, but that doesn't infringe on your parental rights or responsibilites in any way.

PLEASE READ THE ARTICLE BELOW to find out more. It seems a lot of people here don't even know about second parent adoptions!!!

BreakingHeart

Only if your rights as a parent have been terminated legally. Other than that you have to consent to it.

Nimaeve

Only if your parental rights have been permanently severed by court order, then yes, your consent is not required.

Nikki S

No. You would have to be willing to terminate your parental rights. She can ask but that's it. Unless they try to get you deemed "unfit". If your a decent guy without a shady background then your ok.

tjnstlouismo

Nope. You have to sign over your parental rights unless you have lost them legally.

mommacat

No. Not unless you let them and sign off on your daughter

beckymarie2

No. Only you can sign away your rights or the court can terminate them. Unless, of course, they can prove you legally dead ... but you appear to still be breathing ... lol

Good luck!

Al B

you need to consult an attorney on this but I would think not unless they could show that you have abandoned the daughter or were unfit in some way to be a parent.

Fauna

xxkittenluvxx143

Need more details... but if this child is biologically yours then she would have to take you to court and prove u are an unfit mother/father. Other then that, your conscent is completely necessary.

If not you biological daughter then yes.. she has full rights unless you are a court appointed guardian or unless you have any form of legal custody of the child. OR if you have already adopted the child legally as your own

Then is is just nore of a court issue

r_fazenbaker

Nope not at all

kayla1o7

NO!!! she has half ur genes...she is YOUR daughter, as well as ur ex-partner...u do ve custody of ur daughter, right?

Good Luck! :)

FavoredbyU

Only if you are incarcerated for a long period of time OR if the courts have deemed you an unfit parent and a measure of time has been given you to 'straighten up' so to speak (in CA it's 18 months) and a hearing declaring you unfit and a permanent plan for placement has taken place.

rosiedobie

I would not have thought so, unless you have had no contact with your daughter for a long time. If she dosen't know where you are then perhaps ??

Wrong Answer

If I were asking that question, I would be more afraid of them leaving the country with my kid. Then, they would not have to deal with you at all.

Sunshyne

no they can't do that.

crackbubba

No, you can take legal action. If it was granted by word that you would have custody, then she as no right to take her. If not, go to court and file for custody. She's your daugter, fight for her man.

crisdeee

Nope.

thumper82_99

legally no... you should really talk to a lawyer to ensure where you stand.do y'all have joint custody?if so he needs your concent for everything...good luck...

TootsieGirl

No. Unless the judge has taken your rights away, I would say not!

jordan

I think you need to take a look at what kind of guardianship status you have with your daughter. I know in Canada in order to be considered a guardian you have to be living with the mom during the birth of the child or 12 months before the birth. There are rules that guide this. Check it out. If you are a "guardian", not much can happen without your consent. Don't worry, no judge in his/her right mind would grant adoption to your partner's new husband without looking at what you had to say at least.

You have to be served, there will be court appearances.

Everything will be ok in the end, if is not okay, its not the end.

Take care.

That Deal

Not as long as you're her biological mother or legal guardian and your ex-partner had no prior legal parental/guardianship rights.

Colleen O

Nope. If you can prove DNA no one has the right to adopt your child without your consent unless you lost parental rights or you signed them away.

Buda

This is a rough one. was your daughter adopted my both you and your ex. if so then no they can't adopt without your okay. But if your daughter was adopted by only your ex there's a problem. check with a legal advocate in your area. this is too serious a question or subject for Yahoo Answers.

sheloves_dablues

No.

kym h

not without a lot of work on their part. if you are on the birth certificate then no they can't and if you aren't they have to place listings in the paper "looking" for her father and if there is no reply in a certain amout of time they can try to proceed

nbuck11

No. Absolutely not.

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