QUESTION: What are my custody rights regarding my adoptive children? When we married, my husband's children were 2 & 3. I adopted them when they were 4 & 5. They are now 11 & 12. What are my rights to custody, etc. should we ever divorce? Someone is telling him that if that should happen, he could have my name removed from their birth certificates and take them away from me. Is this true?
MY ANSWER: You have the same rights to your children as your husband has, because you adopted them. They are your children. The Court could award you custody of your children. Custody is awarded on a "best interests" basis. Your husband's "advisor" is not well-informed.
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