Q: My child's father hasn't made effort to be involved for several years. Is it my legal obligation to know his address?
The address I had for him was incorrect. I tried having him served other papers prior to filing adoption. He couldn't be served at that address. So when we filed adoption, we ran an add in the paper instead of trying to serve him. Child support garnishment has stopped so now he got a lawyer to undo the adoption. He has had zero contact and made zero effort to make contact.
A: It is not your obligation to know his address. It is his obligation to inform you of his address. The fact that his hasn't been involved and failed to keep you updated so that you could serve him personally goes in your favor. Talk to an attorney local to you who does contested adoptions.
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