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This depends a lot on where you live.

Is your union recognized by the state?

  • If so, you probably handle it like any other step-parent adoption.
  • If not, there's a good chance that you won't be able to.

You'll probably need a termination of the other birth parent's parental rights (TPR = termination of parental rights). This can be voluntary (birth parent signs a voluntary surrender) or involuntary (which can be hard to get, generally requires that the other birth parent has abandoned the children, or is a danger in some way)

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13y ago

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