Q: Husband previously married and raised ex's daughter as his own. Can he still adopt even though married to others now?
Mother doesn't know father of child. Married my now husband when child was very young and he raised child as his own. They divorced when she was about 5 but he continues to raise her by paying non-mandated child support and has custody every weekend. None of this is legally mandated as they never got around to having him adopt the child while they were married. The mother of the child has now remarried, and he has remarried, but he would like to adopt the child as his own. What are the stipulations to having him adopt the child at this point?
A:
Yes, there is a chance that he could adopt her. Give us a call so we can discuss this in detail and more fully determine the answer to your question.
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