Q: My daughter is getting adopted by her stepfather. I live in Colorado and they live in North Dakota. How do I consent?
I have a daughter that I haven't seen in 8 years. Her mother married a great guy and has carried on. My daughter and I have gotten back in touch and have been patching things up and her mother and I have been getting along. My daughter's stepdad wants to adopt her and my daughter has on numerous occasions expressed her agreement to the adoption. I have agreed to support my daughter and her stepfather on this choice.
My ex wife and her husband have filed for the adoption and I have been served. I would like to consent to the adoption but it seems like I will have to start a whole cases to consent here in Colorado while only needing a signature on the North Dakota termination paperwork. I'm needing help with the paperwork but all of the resources are for the other side of the coin on this and have no idea if I even have the correct paperwork to file this right the first time rather than having to waste the court's time and have to refile the right one the second time.
A: You could contact their attorney to see how you can consent to the adoption. It should be just a matter of signing a consent form which the attorney can provide.
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