Q: Can the unmarried father get custody 4 years after the mother got custody taken away and the child adopted by others
The mother got her rights taken away and said the knew who the father was. He said he wasn't the father. The child was adopted to her grandparents by the state of Florida now 4 years later the mom is saying she knows the dad was someone else and he lives in another state and is going to get custody of the child . The child is 8 and the so called new dad has never been in her life and she is saying the new guy that's supposed to be her dad knew about the child the whole time. Could a unmarried biologicalfather reverse an adoption and take the child.
A: If the child was adopted four years ago, the adoption is final. It is extremely doubtful that the man, even if he is the biological father, could get the adoption set aside at this late date. It appears that the biological mother is grasping at straws in an attempt to somehow get her child back. I don't think it is going to happen.
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