I suggest that you discuss this situation in person with a local attorney experienced in adoptions. If you know who the father likely is, you may have to ask him to voluntarily relinquish his parental rights or have the court involuntarily terminate them. I suspect that's a can of worms you... View More

Technically she is on the hook. Contact a lawyer who handles domestic issues and also claims. Worth filing a claim.

You should speak to an attorney knowledgeable about adoptions in your county. In PA, an adoption might be possible but most judges prefer to know that there's a long-term commitment to the child and family, i.e. a marriage, rather than being just a fiance

Your friend needs to retain an attorney experienced in dependency and child abuse cases. her family should contact CPS to advise that they're ready and able to provide for the child while the investigation is ongoing. The fact that they live out of state may pose a problem, however.

Your friend should discuss this with a local attorney experienced in adoptions. Certainly what you ultimately want to do may be possible, but there are a lot of factors to take into consideration. Are you married? I note that you say you "technically" have five step children, which tells... View More

It's difficult to know what your question is. If you're concerned about the welfare of the child still ion your adoptive mother's care, you could file a report with the county child welfare agency. It's going to be difficult to obtain information about the other children if... View More

Either he would need to consent or you would need to terminate parental rights. Consult an attorney who handles family practice matters in your county.

Once your parental rights were terminated and your children adopted by your mother, you ceased to be the legal parent of your children. therefore you have no right to seek custody. As far as your birth control question goes, I can't answer that because I'm not a physician. I can't... View More

If you mother adopted your children, then you are no longer the children's legal mother and so there would be no custody standing available to you. I can't respond to your question about taking birth control pills. I'm not a doctor.or sex therapist.

I don't know who... View More

It would be difficult. When your mom adopted you children, your legal standing as the children's parents was ended. Perhaps y she and and you might be able to enter into an written agreement and have it made a court order but I suggest that you speak with a local attorney experienced in family... View More

Usually the word is "serve". You would need to serve all parties to your case with notice of appeal and subsequently with the appellate documents. FYI, your making a mistake doing this without counsel. Appellate law is highly specialized and violations of the rules can have your entire... View More

Yes, but more importantly if she feels she is threatened with abuse now she needs to reach out to a counselor or other person in a similar position. She wouldn't lose all state assistance but really needs to talk to a social worker or similar.

Probably not. To overturn the adoption, she would have to show prove three things: there was a major defect in the proceedings (for example, that she was not served with notice of the proceedings); that she would has a good reason for having waited two years to challenge the adoption; and that the... View More

You can try. But the law is murky--she gave him and didn't ask for anything. You can also get a lawyer to tell the person to take down the listing.

This is a forum for people who have legal questions. You don't State a question. The best course of action based on what your stated intention is, is to search out local Counsel. A local attorney is going to be the only person who can get you the information that you need. Call somebody in the... View More

Generally, yes as he is incurring certain legal fallout--not necessarily bad--and a judge will want to know this is the way he wants to go.

If the attorney told you the lower price in an email, the firm should be bound by it. I'd discuss this further with the partner, providing him a copy of the email. If you can't work it out, you could contact your county's bar association - some counties will mediate fee disputes. You... View More

Yes, he can adopt you. The procedure, if he and you desire to file in Florida, is set out in statute. See Chapter 63 of the Florida Statutes:... View More

In the realm of possibility but if you mean for INS purposes you --and they--are on a bit of thin ice. Suggest you contact a member of AILA if it's immigration related.

Governors pardons are hard to come by, and you will need a lawyer to walk you through the process. As far as what impact the convictions and/or a pardon could have on your adoption chances, that question is best answered by a family law attorney. Good luck.