Me and my fianc? Are wondering how we go about adopting our nephew. He is with us 85% of the time anyway. His father is in the picture but sells drugs, has been in and out of jail, has gun charges an all around bad guy. His mother has 2 other kids on top of him and needs help she is willing to...

My brother had his kids taken from him, and they are all in foster care. I want to permanently adopt my nephew how can I go about doing this? What do they look at when you adopt?

My sister in law just told me that she is pregnant with her 11th child and she doesn't want him/her. She wants my fiancé and I to have the child. Both parents do not want the child because neither of them have a job and have 10 other kids to take care of. I would like to know what to expect in...

I am adopting my nephew from my sister. I have a lawyer I just need to know what else I need to do (home study I don't know if it applies to private adoption) etc.. And how much will it cost?

Yesterday Friday July 20, 2007 my sister was forced to sign her rights over to my dad. She had been given chance after chance and was involved with cps and having to take all of these classes and random drug tests. She failed one too many and they took my 9 month old nephew away. He was supposed...