Q: I have been the father of my 8 year old daughter for 6 years Her dad has been absent for 5 years. Adopt help?
My fiance and I both want this. My daughter only knows me as her dad. We are very happy but we are always restricted by the past which is why I want to adopt. We don't really want to contact him. He has never paid anything for her. He has multiple dui. He broke my fiance's face. Anything we can do?
A: Go to a local adoption attorney for the specific advice that you need. Basically, the father has to consent and there is usually no way around this. If he will not consent, then perhaps a child support action should be filed, only a local family/adoption attorney is going to know the right way to do things in your state.
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