You can try an internet search or hiring a PI. If your parental rights were terminated, you will not likely be able to request the information from the state.

A requirement of the US Constitution is the release of court information to the public. If you requested a sealed record or the judge withheld information (e.g. you were a minor) there is an argument that some the information should not be disclosed. That said, the ability to effectuate a take-down... View More

Your husband is liable to provide support for his child. The amount should be set per the child support guidelines, depending on the respective incomes of the parties, and the umber of children involved (probably just 1). His maintenance obligation o his ex-wife may be modifiable, depending on what... View More

You can try to undue what occurred, but if you signed the documents there is very little room for revisiting...

Only a judge can decide. Criminal charges/convictions may lower your chances, they do not foreclose the possibility of assuming temporary custodianship if you want the children. The key issue is whether you have unserved jail time. If you have any unknown or unserved jail time, you will not qualify... View More

You can contact CPS (Child Protective Services). Be aware the abuse must be significant. Also, if abuse is found and you are removed, but no family member will take you in, you would be placed in foster case.

There is a difference between child adoptions (which does replace the birth parents) and adult adoptions (which does not replace the birth parents). If you proceed with an adult adoption you will receive a certificate from the court and a document from the county recorder. It will look a lot like a... View More

Adult adoptions (for people over 18 years old) are very simple in Colorado and do not require notification or consent from the birth parents. There should not be a trial or appearance in court.

A legal adult adoption does NOT sever the legal bonds to the birth parents (unless their rights... View More

While the is no problem with an adult (over 18) leaving home, there are concerns with a minor leaving home. The real issue for the minor is that parental consent would be required for her to leave. Even then, it would likely be in all parties' interests to continue to formally list the... View More

It depends on the nature of the case. If your parental responsibility also includes significant periods of the year in which you provide support to the minor and the minor resides at your residence, there is a realistic possibility for support. Situations can be harder to define if either or both... View More

Adult adoption is a relative simple process. If by insurance to mean the AHA, then after a formal adoption occurs, the normal rules apply (assuming everything is above board). That is, an adult in who is a fulltime student and dependent can be under your insurance until age 26.

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I do not know about the particulars in other states, but some states allow abandonment adoptions in which consent is presumed. There is no legal way to keep an adult (even if pregnant or married) in Colorado. Colorado does not have jurisdiction over the baby until it is born alive in Colorado (put... View More

At present you have several problems.

(1) You have not resided in with the child in Colorado long enough for Colorado to have jurisdiction (power) over the child. This means that until the 6 mo. + 1 day runs, you would have to file in Texas.

(2) In Colorado, relinquishing custody... View More

Yes, you can file without an attorney. Here is a link to the CO Courts webpage: http://www.intotolegal.com/upcoming%20Events/Forms.html (look under "adoption"). Your local courthouse (and the webpage) have basic material to assist pro se (w/o attorney) parties.

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If you have consent of both parents (the deceased parent is effectively treated as if they consented provided you can produce the record of the death), the process is relatively simple. You can hire an attorney to handle the matter. You can also handle the adoption pro se (without an attorney).... View More

It is not clear to me why you only have a B1 Visa. The normal process for international adoptions is automatic permanent residency (which can be followed in 2 years with an automatic citizenship application). Here is the link to the USCIS webpage for int'l adoptions:... View More

Usually, a phone appearance request must be made in a separate motion. For pro se parties (without a lawyer), most judges relax the filing requirements, so the reply may be sufficient. The best ways to check are to look at the filing history (which I do not believe is available to the lay public)... View More

The answer depends on whether a support order/custody order is still is place (in Colorado both can continue to 19 or later for say support during college). If these are in place then, you cannot formally adopt without notifying the biological father and having him consent (or a judge to overrule... View More

Yes it is possible. The issue is whether you want the child to be formally adopted by the step-father AND still have the biological father listed as a parent (the easier approach, but can create family conflict) or whether you want to formally several parental ties to the biological father and... View More

An adoption agency typically only assists with domestic or foreign adoptions of non-biological children that do not currently live with you.