Q: How would I go about adoption in the state of Oregon if the biological father agrees to adoption?
biological father has not been involved in the child's life for over 4 years. No contact at all. He was recently contacted and said he would agree to adoption.
A:
I assume you are talking about a stepparent adoption where your new husband adopts your child. I would strongly recommend you contact an attorney that specializes in doing these. Although you can get the consent of the biological father, which really will only involve the biological father signing a form that affirms his consent, you have other hurdles to overcome. There is an office in the State of Oregon that reviews and processes all adoptions and there is a hefty stack of paper work that you and the proposed new father will have to complete. Here are some links to some helpful web pages that will get you started:
https://www.osbar.org/public/legalinfo/1136_Adoptions.htm
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/adoption/indadoptions/Pages/index.aspx
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/CHILDREN/ADOPTION/INDADOPTIONS/Pages/Forms.aspx
I think that Oregon still requires that you have to be legally married to the adopting step parent. Also the consent of the biological parent is not always required, but you have to prove that the biological parent abandoned the child for a period of time to get around the consent requirement.
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