I am trying to get my daughter's father to sign over his rights to my fiancé after we are married. He has already agreed to sign them over and my fiancé has agreed to adopt my daughter after we get married which will be about a year or so. I know that I have to go to an attorney to get the paperwork drawn up. Does anyone know how much that costs and what if I live in Alabama and my daughter's father is in jail in California? Do I have to go out there for him to sign the papers or can we mail them to him? Doesn't there have to be a witness there to witness it? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Just call around to the family law offices in your area they generally charge one flat rate for this kind of thing (provided the bio father dosen't fight it). The papers can be mailed to him in cali there are people there that can be witness to him signing.

You can have him served the papers where he is ( the attorney will do this) they will have him sign and notorise his signiture. As long as the father is willing to sign, ( first shop around) it should be under 5000.

Just call around to the family law offices in your area they generally charge one flat rate for this kind of thing (provided the bio father dosen't fight it). The papers can be mailed to him in cali there are people there that can be witness to him signing.

Okay, that sounds good. Thanks for all of your help!

You can have him served the papers where he is ( the attorney will do this) they will have him sign and notorise his signiture. As long as the father is willing to sign, ( first shop around) it should be under 5000.

The attorney will go out to California from Alabama to have him sign the papers?

The attorney will go out to California from Alabama to have him sign the papers?

No. He will either mail the papers to the warden's office or to a local attorney who will go to the prison.

No. He will either mail the papers to the warden's office or to a local attorney who will go tot he prison.


Okay, thanks!