In Georgia, a step child has no claim on a step parent's estate unless they had been legally adopted by the decedent.
There are not any currently. You can adopt a stepchild of any age as long as the parental rights are no longer there.
No one is Theban King Creon's stepfather in 'Oedipus Rex'. Neither is Creon the stepfather to anyone in the play. But what does happen is future King Oedipus' adoption by King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth.
If your son has legally adopted the child, you would be considered the grandparent. If there has been no legal adoption, you have no familial claim to the child.
A new spouse has no legal obligation whatsoever to your child unless you consent to a legal adoption by the new spouse and give up your parental rights.A new spouse has no legal obligation whatsoever to your child unless you consent to a legal adoption by the new spouse and give up your parental rights.A new spouse has no legal obligation whatsoever to your child unless you consent to a legal adoption by the new spouse and give up your parental rights.A new spouse has no legal obligation whatsoever to your child unless you consent to a legal adoption by the new spouse and give up your parental rights.
If he serves the role as your father, why not make it official?
Not necessarily, however having the biological parents consent to the adoption makes the process much easier and faster. And having no parents rights is not the same thing as giving his consent. With or without his consent, however the adoption process is possible.
No - only an adoption would terminate your obligation.
There is no legal relationship between you and your domestic partner's child unless and until you have obtained a second-parent adoption that makes you the legal parent of the child.
On October 12, 2012, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a Mobile woman could not adopt her wife's child because their out-of-state marriage was not legal in Alabama. There is no law in Alabama which explicitly prohibits joint adoption or "stepchild" adoption by a same-sex couple. There is no law preventing a single LGBT individual from adopting either.
I'd suggest going to a family law attorney in Florida and discussing the situation.
This is usually done preparatory to an adoption. Signing away one's rights does not terminate one's child support obligation.
The adoption wiped out any rights to the estate as an heir. However, if she was listed in the will, yes, she can make a claim.