My husband wants to adopt my son from a previous marriage. I contacted my ex and asked him for his concent but he denied it. My husband has been providing for my son since he was a year old. My ex does pay child support but makes little effort in making contact. Would we be a able to petition on lack of emotional support? Washington state

I think that you guys need to sit down together (including your ex) and decide what is best for your son

No, Since the bio father is paying support, there is nothing you can really do. And in many places he does not even have to be paying support,

You can get an attorney and try, but there is very little chance of getting the adoption with him paying the support as ordered.