A child can only have two legal guardians, meaning the biological father would have to either give up his rights voluntarily or lose them through the court system in order for the stepfather to adopt the child.
Tell me the process of adopting a child not yours in a marriage. The biological father is deceased.
He doesn't have to adopt the baby. He's already the legal father.
If it's established who the biological father is, regardless what name is on the birth certificate, he will have to give up his parental rights in order for someone else to adopt the child. He can also go to court and have the name on the birth certificate changed to his.
Your spouse may adopt the child but the court will have to serve notice of that proceeding to the biological father.
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now a stepfather can't adopt a child without the concent of the child's father
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The biological father should have been put on the birth certificate to begin with so why would he have to adopt them. If he wasnt at birth, see if you can get the birth certificate to reflect the truth. You may need to get a DNA test results and bring it to the hospital where the baby was born. Adoption proceedings are costly and drawn out.
Then unless the biological father is ok with this and signs his rights over, the new husband has no legal rights to the child.
If the birth father has paid no support and has had no contact with the child for one year, the stepfather may adopt in most states without permission of the birth father. However, this is still a legal process that requires a lawyer and court documents. The price can still range from $500 to $2000. In PA you can't put a father on the birth certificate at birth unless he signs for it and fills out a admission of paternity (if mother is unwed). If he is not listed on the birth certificate he has no legal rights and you don't have to ask him for anything. Especially if he cannot prove he was there or active. And if you went to domestic relations for paternity/support and he didn't show or pay it's an admission and most likely be seen as "turning over" his rights.
Your actual father (biological father or husband of your mother at the time of your birth) does not need to adopt you; you are already his child. What is usually more relevant is "how does your step-father adopt you" or "how does your dad get exclusive custody of you." The answers to these questions differ greatly from state to state and country to country.
if the father is known then you have toget permission if not then see a solicitor ive been there if you dont want to contact the biological father you could always change name by depol hope this helps also if the father pays maintenance this would stop if adopted child or you could ask the biological father to sign over the rights and he then does not pay maintenance