Can a 20-year-old be adopted by the man who raised her and has been a father to her all her life?

== == * Canadian law states that if your ex's new husband has adopted the children and given them his name then you, the biological father are no longer responsible for child Maintenance. * In the UK if the children are legally adopted by someone else, then the biological father is then not the legal father and has no further duty to maintain. ...

Her mother is Catholic and her father is Jewish. She's been raised with respect to both faiths. ...

Yes, unless the child has been adopted.

no she has not been adopted

Well my step father adopted me. Because mother and step father kept track of when my real father seen me, my real fathers background, what he provided, receipts from what they provided, and in 2 years....if no contact has been made after attempting it may be able to be rulled child abandoment. That's how i got adopted. ...

8 constitutions have been adopted......... Hi willie

coco chanel was adopted

how many of these changes have been adopted since 1787

No, Andy Biersack is not and has never been adopted. All of the Black Veil Brides have grown up with their birth parents and haven't been adopted. The rumor that Andy has been adopted is false. I am a good friend of his and I've met his birth parents. Andy Biersack is not adopted. ...

edward was named after his biological father, so his father's name is edward Anthony masen, the first. once he has been adopted as a vampire, his new father is dr. carlisle Cullen. ...

no, changing the birth certificate requires adoption, and can only be done if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated. ...

Child support can be terminated only if/when the child is adopted.

no jarome iginla has never been adopted

27 amendments have been adopted since 1787. The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments, was adopted in 1791. Since then, 17 amendments have been added. ...

In many states, she only has firm custody if she has already adopted the child. ...

it depends on the state and how long the biological father has been gone. It is never a bad idea to petition the court to see what happens. ...

If the child had not been adopted, this would need to be interpreted by a probate judge. ...

I think they have been adopted Buddhism

I need to know how to know if our grandchild has either been adopted or if the child remains in fostercare in North Carolina? How can I research this? I realize that the adopted parents would not be named but atleast we would know they have been adopted or not! Your help would be greatly appreciated! ...

He would have all of the rights that a biological father has. If he was not the biological father, then his name should not have been put on the birth certificate in the first place, unless he adopted her and the birth certificate was changed. ...

It is believed that John the Baptist was orphaned early because his parents were old when he was born. He may have been adopted by Essene monks and raised to live off the land. So, my conclusion was that he was an itinerant preacher. ...

Scout prefers the company of men over women because she has been raised by only her father with a brother. She believes women to be hypocrites. ...

I'd say your life sucks.

He isn't afraid of her, per se. However, it had been predicted by an oracle that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. He had been adopted by Polybus and Merope of Corinth, but he viewed them as his father and mother. He went on to fulfill that prophecy by unknowingly killing his biological father, Laius of Thebes, and solving the riddle of the Sphinx to marry his biological mother Jocasta. ...

Chickens can and have been raised as pets. However, they are usually raised as food animals. ...