I frequently receive questions from people regarding their family law issues. The following is a question which the inquirer agreed may be publicly revealed, and my answer to the question:
QUESTION: What does my spouse have to do in order to legally adopt my child in California? My husband wants to adopt my daughter after being in her life 5 years. Her real dad has not been in her life for the entire 12 years she has been alive. Can my husband adopt my daughter?
ANSWER: If your daughter's biological father has not seen or been in contact with her for over one year, and has not paid any money towards her support for over one year, your current husband can file an adoption case in your county, to petition to adopt your daughter and terminate the biological father's parental rights if the biological father doesn't consent to the adoption.
This educational blog is brought to you by DONALD F. CONVISER, a Los Angeles Certified Family Law Specalist, owner of Warner Center Law Offices in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley, an effective and aggressive Los Angeles Family Law Attorney serving clients in the courts of Los Angeles and Ventura County for over 35 years, offering a free confidential consultation regarding your divorce or family law issues, at 818/880-8990, responding to questions posed to him about Divorce and Family Law.
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