You file a petition in the court with jurisdiction (usually a family/civil court) in the county and state where the child is a resident. Please be advised, when a person wishes to legally adopt their new spouse's child the biological father or mother must be deceased or voluntarily relinquish his or her or have had parental rights permanently terminated by court order.
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Legally you can not force your child to give up the custody. They are the guardian of their child and not you, no matter how old they are.
It is easier to adopt a child in the US.
One can adopt a child from Africa by going to Americans for African Adoptions incorporated. One just has to apply for the cause and one is able to adopt a child from Africa.
It is not legally required to change your surname once you have been adopted. It is usually up to the adoptee if they want to change their surname. At least, that was the case with me, I was adopted at the age of 7 and my adoptive parents asked me if I wanted to keep my name or change it. I, of course, changed it.
The mother is the legal guardian from birth and can give the child any name she wants but she can not sign for the father on the birth certificate. He have to sign it and if she was below age of consent when the child was conceived he can go to prison for statutory rape.
yes... yes you can.
That question can only be answered by the ageency that you would be dealing with in order to legally adopt a child.
Legally you can not force your child to give up the custody. They are the guardian of their child and not you, no matter how old they are.
The father would need to legally give up his rights to the child or the court would have to take them away in order for the new husband to adopt the child.
Although a single gay person is allowed to adopt a child, it is unclear whether a same-sex couple can legally adopt (either jointly or "second parent") a child in Wyoming.
No. The person adopting a child does not have to be legally married. If that were the case, only married couples would be able to adopt.
Undocumented immigrants are legally responsible for their spouses and children, just like anyone else.
Well Not really it would take a lot of work and custody fights
Undocumented immigrants are legally responsible for their spouses and children, just like anyone else.
When you are 18, you are an adult by law and no one can adopt you legally.
Your husband has no rights over the child because he did not help in the creation of the child, but he can legally adopt her.
If he married the mother of a the child and he's under age he will sponsor the child too. If not he can legally try to adopt the child good luck