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If the adoptive parent consents when the bio parent is a over $4000 behind
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answered on Nov 27, 2023
When a parent surrenders their parental rights, they are essentially giving up all of their rights and responsibilities to the child. This includes the right to have contact with the child, the right to make decisions about the child's upbringing, and the right to receive child support from... View More 
The judge ordered a new home study to be done for my home and for me to be included in my nieces counseling via zoom/phone appointment bc I live in another state. Within two weeks, case was closed nothing ordered and placement of my nieces have been settled. How can that happen? I've been... View More
answered on Nov 10, 2023
You’ll have to file a written motion for contempt, serve it on everyone and see if they will let you appear by zoom. If not, you will have to come in person.
She was in the foster systems for almost 2 months
My cousin was removed in April 21 and was in state care til June 21 I was granted temp custody then in May of 22 I was granted sole permanent custody her mom has not had visits since July 21 (per therapist orders) and has had virtually no contact since October 22 (we saw her on Halloween 22 and she... View More
answered on Nov 7, 2023
Yes. You can adopt her. File a petition for Adoption in your county of residence naming the mother, father and child as defendants.
so my little sisters mom dropped my 4 year old sister off to me and said she didnt want her anymore and gave me a notarized guardianship over my sister. her mom has not reach out to me in 2months now what can i do to adopt my sister or what do i need to do the father of my sister which was also my... View More
answered on Nov 1, 2023
File a petition to adopt in the county in which you reside. You will need to have had Possession of your sister for six months before you can file.
My mother has already had a similar case on her. And my brother and sister in law said she tried to get them to sign my name.
answered on Aug 27, 2023
You’ll have to petition the court in which the adoption was granted to open it up so you can see the records.
My girl was a surrogate for her sister and husband by artificial insemunation.
Years later was informed it was my child. They all pretended it was a surrogate birth however it was not.
I was purposely lied to because girlfriend did not want to raise another baby.
It's... View More
answered on Aug 20, 2023
No. You do not have any paternal rights. You. Need to move fast and file a fraud lawsuit against st everyone invoked. Your time starts to fun on the day after you discovered they had defrauded you.
father passed before he was willed by his aunt 1/3 of her estate. In her will she states in his passing it should go to his children myself and half sisters name listed. My half sister was adopted by another man years previous and showed up with her hand out to recieve "her share". is... View More
answered on Aug 14, 2023
No. If she was adopted by another man, her rights to inherit from your father have been terminated.
My father and step mother have always been neglectful and borderline abusive to me and my siblings, because I don’t live full time with them I don’t get the worst of it. But my siblings do, and I want to take action to get custody of them after i graduate high school. Me and my brothers have... View More
answered on Aug 13, 2023
You’ll need to go through CPS, report your parents and try to gain custody in a DNA proceeding. Otherwise, you have no standing to bring a petition for custody against them in a custody action.
Contact has been placed between my son and I (dcbs) I’ve been told my grandma is trying to legally adopt my son, telling her lawyer she doesn’t know where I am or how to contact me, with her doing that can she legally adopt without my consent? How can I go about finding out if a court hearing... View More
answered on Jul 16, 2023
Go to the family court clerks office in your county, take your ID and ask them to copy a complete copy of the case file in any case in which you are a named party. If she has filed anything to adopt, you will be a party to it and they will be able to locate it for you.
My children was removed from my custody do to not have stable Housing for them and after mom's of trying I gave up signed my rights away now it's been 3 years and I have everything back together and also have 2 other children that dcbs has tried to take as well but have successfully... View More
answered on Jun 29, 2023
No. Once your rights are terminated, you cannot go back and have them reinstated.
We had a foster son who for 2 1/2 years removed just weeks before adoption was finalized. The adoption petition was filed and we were waiting on a court date. He made a false allegation of abuse, which is a documented behavior of his, but dcbs removed him and won't let us know where he is or... View More
answered on Jun 7, 2023
Yes. You should consider filing the adoption action and making the cabinet a defendant it it so you have all necessary parties joined.
My aunt petetioned the adoption case in Elizabethtown Kentucky
I've had him since he was 3 weeks old, the mother has NO contact, and he see's his biological father on weekends. BUT, the bio dad has not established paternity with the state, and only the mother is listed as a parent on his birth certificate. Would I be able to adopt him with the father... View More
answered on Mar 13, 2023
Most likely not with the father in the picture. You can certainly try….but it may be more difficult depending on dads involvement or lack thereof.
That he can do
answered on Feb 27, 2023
Depends on various factors like timing. One would have to examine the adoption file to see if anything could be done.
Have had sole permanent custody for 7 years.
answered on Feb 24, 2023
No. Although they will have to be served with the adoption papers, you can obtain an adoption without their consent.
In 2017 my kids were stripped from me and my husband for a drug charge. I had done everything I was able to and all the courts wanted was for me to leave my husband who was having trouble getting clean screens - he was also on a medication that can give false THC positives. He wasn't smoking... View More
answered on Feb 6, 2023
It could, yes, depending on the depth and breadth of the background check.
I have a baby on the way its around 14, 000 i could really use. Now im 18 i moved out she kept all my paperwork my phone car money.
answered on Jan 27, 2023
Depends on the source of the monies that your adopted mother received.
Is it legal for them to try to take a child whose about to be adopted by someone else?
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