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  • Oct 19, 2010, 05:39 PM
    yadynlisa
    Adopting my wife's 4 year old son in a same sex marriage?
    Hello I'm yady I'm marring my soon to be wife Lisa she has a 4 year old son who dose not have is father last name,and I want to adopt and give him my last name ?do I need to speak to a lawyer?by the way were in the state of Massachusetts.. yours truly yady and lisa


  • Oct 19, 2010, 07:07 PM
    AK lawyer
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by yadynlisa View Post
    hello im yady im marring my soon 2 b wife Lisa she has a 4 year old son who dose not have is father last name,and i want to adopt and give him my last name ?do i need to speak 2 a lawyer?by the way were in the state of Massachusetts.. yours truly yady nd lisa

    Yes. You probably need a lawyer for this. While you are at it, consult a spelling teacher. It has been proven that people who can't spell don't make good parents.
  • Oct 19, 2010, 08:01 PM
    Fr_Chuck

    The child's mother will need to get the bio fathers permission for the adoption, or fight in court to get his rights taken away.
    Is the bio father at all involved in the child's life.
    Is there child support

    The fact he is not on the birth certficate does not take away his ability to have rights to the child.

    So she will need to get an attorney,
  • Oct 19, 2010, 08:45 PM
    AK lawyer
    So, now that I think about it, when and if OP gets an adoption approved, and she applies for a substitute birth certificate, what will said certificate say about the "father" of the child?

    Questions of that nature aside, this case seems to indicate that such an adoption in Mass. Is do-able.
  • Oct 20, 2010, 05:34 AM
    yadynlisa
    Comment on Fr_Chuck's post
    She was a batter wife and that's how she ended up where she at now! And no he"s not at all involved,no child support,nor did he want to sign the birth certificate
  • Oct 20, 2010, 02:09 PM
    Enigma1999

    Did he relinquish all rights to her?

    Fr Chuck is correct.
  • Oct 20, 2010, 09:35 PM
    yadynlisa
    Comment on Enigma1999's post
    I'm not sure? But I will get back to you on the,and thank you for your input yours yady and lisa
  • Oct 20, 2010, 09:37 PM
    yadynlisa
    Comment on AK lawyer's post
    This was very very helpful to me and thank u
  • Oct 22, 2010, 10:08 AM
    GV70
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AK lawyer View Post
    So, now that I think about it, when and if OP gets an adoption approved, and she applies for a substitute birth certificate, what will said certificate say about the "father" of the child?

    Questions of that nature aside, this case seems to indicate that such an adoption in Mass. is do-able.

    Again you are out of date.

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