Q: a friend of mine is pregnant and has decided she doesn’t want any the baby , the daddy doesn’t want anything to do with
them she has told me she would let me adopt or do whatever i had to do in order to take this baby from her ...what do i need to do ?
A: This is NOT something you can do on your own, you really need to consult an experienced adoption lawyer immediately. BOTH the mothers' and the fathers' parental rights will have to be terminated, and that can be done voluntarily ( assuming they will cooperate and sign) or it can be done involuntarily, by court action. This requires serving them with court papers and it is simple too complicated to explain in this question/answer format. Consult a lawyer and get it done right the first time.
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