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answered on Jul 8, 2011
It is a wonderful that you love your step children enough to want to adopt them. Doing so, gives them benefits that they would not otherwise have.
The procedure is a bit too complex to explain in this forum. However,
the Illinois Legal Aid Website has a very thorough explanation... View More 
My ex is incarcerated and owes over 20,000 in back child support, has drug and alcohol problem, my husband wants to adopt the children
answered on Jun 12, 2011
Check with the clerk of the court in the county where the child resides. If they do not have all of the papers you will need, you will have to hire a lawyer.
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