Tuesday, July 5, 2011

HOW CAN I START THE ADOPTION PROCESS?

QUESTION: My ex husband's rights to my four children have been terminated. He signed off on his rights. My current husband wants to adopt my children. How do I start the adoption procesis?

MY RESPONSE: The adoption process is to be done by your husband, who should file an adoption case with the Court.

He would best retain a knowledgeable adoption attorney to represent him.

The social worker who performs the adoption investigation will seek your ex-husband's written consent to the adoption.

Hopefully, your ex-husband will cooperate by signing the consent form provided to him by the social worker.

The prior "termination" or "signing off" of your husband's rights (whatever that was) won't be sufficient for purposes of an adoption, unless his parental rights had been terminated by a Court of competent jurisdiction.

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