how to fill out step parent adoption papers?
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at
12:29 pm
My husband wants to adopt my son from my previous marriage. The biological father has not had any contact in over a year. I just need to know how to fill out these papers so I don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on attorney’s fees.
father and child support absent for over a year…Live in state of Georgia…need to know what papers to file and how to fill them out (without paying a couple grand to a lawyer)
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You will have to get a lawyer.The lawyer will have to draw up the opapers and make sure the bio father’s rights are terminated legally. It will then go to court and a judge will finalize it. WHen i adopted my step daughter, it cost $750 for a lawyer and $140 for court filing fees.
well, I’m adopting my husbands oldest son and his mother hasn’t seen him in 2 years, but there are still other things that the court has to determine. Its not just that easy that you can sign the papers and be done. This is something that you need to talk with someone at your local courthouse about, but if the father has no contact it shouldn’t cost thousands of dollars so ultimately it might be a better idea to have a lawyer. good luck
GET A LAWYER
you’ll need a lawyer. and most states require a homestudy even on step parent adoptions. Just a couple interviews and background checks. And lots of paperwork.
Go to Avvo.com to post this question in the free legal question and answer forum, and also look at Avvo’s lawyer directory to find a family law attorney in your area. Good luck.
Megan from Avvo