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  • Nov 8, 2011, 08:37 AM
    NMay83
    Can my Husband adopt my son?
    I have a 1 year old son and his biological father has never seen him and is not listed on his birth certificate. I have tried to contact him and even tried to get a DNA test done so he could be a part of his sons life but he did not show up.So evidently he dose not want to be a part of his sons life. My husband has been there since my son was 3 months old and would like to adopt him. How could we do that? His biological father will not talk to me so I have no way of asking him to sign over his rights and a DNA test would have to be done first and he will not show up to take one. Please help. Thank you.
  • Nov 8, 2011, 08:39 AM
    NMay83
    Sorry I live in Indiana if that helps.
  • Nov 8, 2011, 08:51 AM
    AK lawyer
    Yes, that's do-able. Here is another thread in this forum where another Indiana step-parent adoption was discussed. While we strongly recommend that you get a lawyer to do the adoption right, there are do-it-yourself forms available online.

    Apparently you have been married for about nine months. I don't know off-hand about Indiana, but some states require that the step-father who would adopt your child has been married to you for at least a year.

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