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arollins1112
Feb 22, 2013, 08:01 AM
My husband has been my sons father since he was 3, and now my son is 7, and wants to have the same last name as the rest of the family. About how much does the process cost for him to adopt my son?

Fr_Chuck
Feb 22, 2013, 08:08 AM
Assuming the bio father will sign off on it, about 5000 dollars.
But if bio father will not sign off for it, first it may not even be allowed, but it will be fought in court and would start at about 10,000 or so at least.

ScottGem
Feb 22, 2013, 08:38 AM
This can vary by area. I've seen fees starting at $1500. So shop around.

arollins1112
Mar 15, 2013, 02:18 PM
Well we did some shoppin around and we found that it will cost about 1000 and much easier than I thought it would be than k you for your answers

ScottGem
Mar 15, 2013, 03:24 PM
Thanks for letting us know.