Q: My husband would like to adopt our daughter. Bio has no contact for 3+ yrs and is not on birth certificate. Do I have to
Do I have to contact him in order to go through with the adoption?
A: Although your question may seem to be an easy one, there are many other questions that need to be asked in order to assess whether or not notice is necessary. If you would like to give us a call, we can certainly talk about the specific details of the case and answer your question. If you are not interested in that, to begin your journey, you will want to look at 78B-6-110 and 78B-6-120 through 122.
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