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Ive sent msg and tried to keep in contact all these years. He also wants to meet his 5yr old brother who i have...is there anything we can do?
answered on Jun 24, 2021
Not until you turn 18. After that, you can freely contact them and communicate with them!
She is 16, I am 17, and my grandma has already talked to the social worker and said that would work, but her parents just now decided they would go through with it and I dont know if they will hold onto that. So if they do then how long would it take before my girlfriend lives with my grandma? If... View More 
answered on May 1, 2021
Depends on whether you were properly served with the petition for termination while you were in rehab.
I have been raising my step sons for the last 9 years, they are 15 and a set of 12 yr old triplets, they have been asking for me to adopt them so that i can be their "real" mom. My husband has full custody of them. Their biological mother is supposed to have supervised visitations and pay... View More
answered on May 1, 2021
You have to file an involuntary petition to terminate the parental rights and adopt the children.
I have her 99% of the time and I want to adopt her. But we both want her rights terminated and want to adopt her.
answered on May 1, 2021
You file a petition to terminate the mothers parental rights and adopt the child.
My sister currently lives with our mother in KY while I live in WV. Our mother is not physically abusive anymore but is still very verbally and mentally abusive. Their house is frequently covered is animal feces and vomit, no clean clothes or showers unless she comes to my house. I called CPS and... View More
My mom had my niece since birth her and my dad adopted her tragicly my parents passed away several years later she is ten but I have gained custody of her. Can my sister her biological mother take me to court and get visitation with her now
answered on Apr 6, 2021
No. If she was adopted, your sisters rights were terminated. She has no legal standing.
The dvo was placed because he had hit my 5yr old (not his) while i was 20 weeks pregnant i moved out within an hour contacted a family cop, he said since i moved out that i didnt have to report it. I tried supervised visatation he kept threatening,so added the twins to the dvo. My now husband wants... View More
answered on Mar 13, 2021
Even with some visitation it may not be enough to convince the court to let him adopt the twins. The prior DV against the 5 yo may make it very difficult to convince the court to permit the adoption.
I've been trying to find them for 2years I was tricked into signing over my rights
I live in KY . The father of my daughter didn't sign birth certificate, when I was pregnant he was abusive and I had a active DVO for 3 years . Has a criminal record and has never seen her or signed anything saying he was the father Would he be notified if my fiance adopted her ? Would he... View More
answered on Feb 19, 2021
Yes. He would have to be notified. If he does nothing, you win by default. If he opposes it, you have to gave a contested hearing and the judge will decide.
I live in Kentucky and my friend wasn’t nice to his puppy & took his anger out on her . For example : I’ve seen him scream at her , shake her , and attempt to choke her ( I stopped him ) .He asked me to foster her until he gets stable which I agreed to . He’s still not Stable , and he... View More
answered on Feb 16, 2021
Yes. The dog belongs to him. You just said so in your question. If he is mistreating the dog, report him to animal services. If they remove the dog, them you can possibly adopt him.
i had a drug in my system they got me for child neglect. Even though i didnt have my child around me when i did it but because it was in my system they gave me the neglect charge. I then never failed another drug test and took drug classes and parenting classes and i passed all of them and received... View More
answered on Feb 6, 2021
You can certainly apply. Might be able to foster now if no other negative occurrences.
My Uncle, Aunt, and Cousin arrived with a Cornsnake when they came to live with us. He had a glass bowl, maybe a twig or two, and that was it. His tank is pretty small for his size, I think, and he didn't even come with a heatlamp. I've been taking care of him for a while and none of them... View More
answered on Jan 14, 2021
You do not but your mother does. She can take the snake with you to North Dakota.
How easy is stepparent adoption if the bio-dad didn't sign the birth certificate?
My ex didn't sign my son's birth certificate. And he hasn't been in his life for over 5 years. He never signed anything that announced him as his father. My husband is the only dad he knows... View More
answered on Dec 16, 2020
You can file a petition for adoption or a petition for name change. Natural father must be served. If served and objects, court decides. If served and doesn’t object or defaults, you most surely win.
And what right do the have as 16 year old adoptees
answered on Dec 14, 2020
Neither side has any rights. They were terminated. You may want to wait until they are 18 and legal adults. Then you can contact them and seek a relationship.
i am trying to go back to my real dad who has not been served with papers when my mom took me from him and then my stepdad signed his rights over after my mom passed and I live with my stepmom now and her bf but will my real dad be able to come get me
answered on Nov 7, 2020
Or before you turn 18 but once you turn 18, you can go and do as you please.
Best friend with some background issues now has an 8mo baby. My wife and I are helping raise the baby. The mother and baby now live with us. We want to see if we can get some sort of rights but without the mother losing hers. Babies father is not in the picture. Wanting rights to be able to... View More
answered on Oct 20, 2020
You can if the mother agrees. File a custody action and you can be joint custodian.
They try to say he me mental but he not he just don't spell good
To see my children. I haven't talked or seen them for a year. My daughter doesn't know me. She was only 10mosand my son is now 5yrs. PLEASE in Jesus Name, HELP me. I'm so sorry and ashamed of the hurt I have caused, over drugs. I want a chance to provide the love and life with me my... View More
answered on Sep 7, 2020
You should, yes. File a motion for a graduated parenting schedule. As long as you remain clean and sober, there shouldn’t be a problem with you parenting the children, although you may have to jump through some proof hoops to prove your sobriety.
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