Yes. You can probably adopt your brother's or sister's children. You may need to check with a lawyer. There is a family services agency in your area that is familiar with lawyers who handle that type of law.
No. In order for your brother to adopt your child you and the other parent must consent to the adoption and then your parental rights will be terminated. Your brother would be the legal parent of the child. You cannot share legal custody with your brother.
Your parents have to give up their parental rights to you in a court of law or through a attorney.
If both of your biological parents either agree to allow you to be adopted or have their parental rights terminated by the court. Also the friend would have to meet the standards set down in your area concerning potential adoptive parents.
Yes. The next of kin has adopted many children.
until the adoption is final
Only if the birth father's parental rights are terminated (legally)If the birth father disappears, you may be able to have his rights terminated due to abandonment, but there's no guarantee that this will be granted.
Ask your parents to adopt one.
Yes, when the father's parental rights are terminated.
Yes, but only if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated by the courts.
The biological father have to give up his parental rights or this will not be possible. If he is an illegal immigrant he can still have paternal rights in the US. Once his rights are terminated you can apply for adoption.
Well Not really it would take a lot of work and custody fights
Yes, but this will require that your parental rights are terminated, either with your consent or without (following a finding that you are an unfit parent).