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answered on Jan 3, 2018
That depends on where you are, which attorney you hire, whether anyone will fight the adoption, and so on. No one can give you a solid answer to this question without enough details.
She keeps trying to tell me I have to let her see her. Her parents are both gone. The sister is a drunk. I just don't want her around my daughter.
answered on Jan 11, 2018
You don't have to let the sister visit. Once you completed the adoption, your daughter truly became your daughter, as fully as if you gave birth to her. Unless the order of adoption in your case is very odd, the family ties to her actual birth family are severed. She's your daughter now.... View More 
My sisters case is located in Georgia and I dont want my nephews in the system and would love to bring them home to Chicago with the rest of the family. She moved to GA away from everyone and this resulted in her losing custody and they are now in foster care. We really want them home with us and... View More
answered on Dec 28, 2017
You need to contact an attorney in Georgia, since that seems to be where the case needs to be filed.
When the mother willingly has picked you to be the adoptive parent's.
answered on Dec 2, 2017
Terminating parental rights is done before the adoption is approved.
So, no.
My daughter is 5 years old and has only seen her biological father a handful of times. The last time he saw her was 2 months after her first birthday when he refused to get a temporary job to pay child support, after which I didn't hear from him for almost a year when he texts me that he... View More
answered on Nov 6, 2017
Go file an adoption. He will need to be served. He can file whatever he wants.
Is it necessary to have an adoption attorney in this process if everyone is peaceful about the situation?
answered on Nov 2, 2017
Different lawyers charge different ways.
Call some adoption attorneys in your county.
Of course he is their step father but we are wanting the boys to have their step fathers ( and my) last name. A big reason being, their biological father was a monster when they were kids , he sits in prison now and the boys want nothing to do with him and definitely do not want to pass their... View More
answered on Oct 1, 2017
Adult adoptions are allowed.
They can also get their names legally changed. That is a much easier process.
Custody to godparents when she had mental breakdown. She thought of letting them but changed her mind but somehow without any notice of any hearings...even though they knew where she resided....her daughter got adopted...she has had no mental health issues in over 4 years..and had none prior to... View More
answered on Sep 4, 2017
She needs to have the file opened to see what happened.
Normally, she either consents or her rights are terminated.
How about the father.
answered on Aug 16, 2017
Both parents have to consent or their rights have to be cut off as unfit.
answered on Aug 16, 2017
If everything was done properly, you can't unless new parents allow it.
answered on Aug 2, 2017
She decides who to give consent to.
Anyway, how does the question even come up.
My daughter was adopted but wants her original birth file to be the legal file, in other words she wants her birth parents back on her birth certificate, not her adoptive parents.
answered on Jun 14, 2017
The birth certificate correctly shows the adopting parents as her parents.
Birth parents' rights were given up through consent or terminated.
The only way to go back to the original would be to have the adoption vacated.
One other way would be to have the birth parents adopt her.
Would I have priority as the child's father, even if we don't plan to stay together or marry?
answered on Jun 6, 2017
You have right to file parentage case even before birth of child to establish your rights.
If you are established father, adoption cannot take place without your consent or you being declared unfit.
My husband and I are wondering how we would go about either adopting or getting guardianship then adopting an 11 yr old boy who my husband has been involved with his life since he was born. My husband isn't his father the boy's adopted mother was my husband's ex wife(who was not... View More
answered on Jun 5, 2017
When the boy's mother adopted him, was she married.
If so, she and her husband would have adopted.
So, where is the adopting father.
He would have first rights.
Did he agree to someone else having guardianship.
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