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    Feb 12, 2008, 07:36 AM
    Adopting my wife's son
    My do not know who her sons biological father is so I have taken on that responsibility as his father. How do I adopt him?
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    Feb 12, 2008, 07:39 AM
    Get a family lawyer.

    A good faith search must be made for anyone who MAY be the son's biological father. Then relinquishment/adoption papers need to be filed and processed through the courts.

    A lawyer would be able to walk you through it.
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