issabell1
Jan 4, 2012, 10:59 PM
If a fathers name is not on the birth certificate but he has been in the child's life and pays child support can her boyfriend adopt the child
**Moved from Adoption
ScottGem
Jan 5, 2012, 04:32 AM
ANY question on law needs to include your general locale as laws vary by area.
In many areas, for a Step parent adoption one has to be a step parent. Which means marriage. So a boyfriend will generally not be allowed to adopt.
Whether the bio father is on the birth certificate or not, he WILL need to agree to the adoption.