If a fathers name is not on the birth certificate but he has been in the child's life and pays child support can her boyfriend adopt the child

**Moved from Adoption

ANY question on law needs to include your general locale as laws vary by area.

In many areas, for a Step parent adoption one has to be a step parent. Which means marriage. So a boyfriend will generally not be allowed to adopt.

Whether the bio father is on the birth certificate or not, he WILL need to agree to the adoption.