Q: Can a birth father get custody of his child even if the child been adopted. He wasnt inform he came in took a dna test
2 months later cause he been trying to find me. But yhr child eas already adopted. He with to dfsc to pay the $500.00 dollars for the dna test it came back positive she was his. He has split custody of her in he bought her a cellphone to tell her if anyone be mean to her she call him. He called me last night with deep corcern in she was crying Earlmya said she didnt want to be in the home of her adopted mother. She wants to be with her father. He said she was crying because of all the arguing every night. In, the police being called to their house.
A: If the adoption was properly done his rights have been terminated, so he has no right to contact her. It is possible tha adoption could be set aside for fraud or for failure to serve the father. If he's not legitimized the only notice he is entitled to is by publication. Take your papers to a local attorney and discuss this with them.
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