If my 13 yr old daughter wants this do we have to envolve the biological parent? He never has tried to see her or get visitation an lives in same town don't know where just his employment. He is ordered to pay support and is in the rears this was ordered through public aide not court and his name isn't on her certificate either. Live in Illinois.

There is no way to do the adoption without notify the bio father, he will have the right to contest it and fight it in court. The judge may ( or may not) listen or use what the child wants.

The fact you have never went to court for court ordered child support, so is the public aide just to pay them back for welfare the child has received ?
The court may even want you to explain why you have not went to court to get support from him.

Also how was he proven the father, did the courts order a DNA test ?

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Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

There is no way to do the adoption without notify the bio father, he will have the right to contest it and fight it in court. The judge may ( or may not) listen or use what the child wants.

The fact you have never went to court for court ordered child support, so is the public aide just to pay them back for welfare the child has recieved ?
The court may even want you to explain why you have not went to court to get support from him.

Also how was he proven the father, did the courts order a DNA test ?

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I was on welfare at the time, gave his name to them as father he agreed to do a dna test trying to prove me wrong. The department turned around and gave his info to child support center. There for no court. Its all state registered. So when they run his ss they automatically take it out of his check. I could careless about the money just want my daughter happy and she likes being with my husband.

If they are taking the pay from his check, that is considered by the state often to be "contact' even if they are not seeing the child.

He will have to be notified.

Now he should be glad to sign over his rights to allow the adoption. Because as soon as the adoption is final, the child support should end.

If they are taking the pay from his check, that is considered by the state often to be "contact' even if they are not seeing the child.

He will have to be notified.

Now he should be glad to sign over his rights to allow the adoption. Because as soon as the adoption is final, the child support should end.

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Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

If they are taking the pay from his check, that is considered by the state often to be "contact' even if they are not seeing the child.

He will have to be notified.

Now he should be glad to sign over his rights to allow the adoption. Because as soon as the adoption is final, the child support should end.

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Yes he should I believe he may have to pay for the back support its almost 4000. But if it makes it go quicker I may see if we can get that squashed just so he will sign no contest.