Q: My son just turned 18 but has 1 more year of high school. His biological father has not paid child support in years.
Child support enforcement says they can't find him to serve him and have not been able to make him pay the over $40k and there has been a warrant out for his arrest but because of his political connections, nothing is being done. My son wants to be adopted by my fiance who is also adopting my 11 year old who had a different father who passed away. We live in Louisiana. We cannot get married due to financial reasons but have live together for 4 years and plan to get married as soon as we are able. Can my fiance do an adult adoption on my oldest without the consent of his biological father at my son's request?
A: 18 year old can do adult adoption without his father's consent. You can hire a private detective to find the deadbeat.
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