OK... I have custody of my 9 and 11 year old boys. Their biological mother has not seen them in almost 5 years. The 9 year old is not biologically mine, however I've fathered him his entire life. I'm wondering what abandonment laws are in Ohio so that I can legally adopt my son! As of now she hasn't even spoken to the boys in over 6months and has sent 1 email in the last 60 days! What would be my best movein dealing with this situation?

What type of custody do you have? Was the non bio child from a marriage? Are you by law his guardian ? Is is mom or both parents paying child support?

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Originally Posted by aaronj1976

what would be my best movein dealing with this situation??

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If you want to adopt get an attorney. You will need one to prepare the adoption papers. The attorney can advise what you need to do to get a TPR.