View Full Version : Can a child be adopted if there is no father on the birth certificate
jamesfonse37
Sep 5, 2012, 07:04 PM
My wife and I live in az. Can I adopt her daughter who is now 8 and her father is not listed on birth certificate
smoothy
Sep 5, 2012, 07:09 PM
They are going to need to know who. They will certainly not believe it was an immaculate conception.
Synnen
Sep 5, 2012, 07:13 PM
Not without establishing who the father is legally and then getting his permission to adopt.
ScottGem
Sep 5, 2012, 07:46 PM
By leaving the father off, its now harder to do an adoption. The courts will require that all potential fathers be identified and tested. Only then can the adoption proceed.