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  • Apr 21, 2007, 04:51 PM
    littleone29
    Adpoting a step child
    Hello, my name is Marie. I am engaged to a man that has full custody of his daughter. Her birth mother signed over all rights to her. The birth mother has no visitation unless agreeded upon by mouth. Does anyone know how much trouble I would have to go through to adopt this little girl because I would be her step mother, and her father does not want her no near the birth mother
  • Apr 21, 2007, 05:00 PM
    Matt3046
    Well if the mother has absolutely no rights, or claim then it should not be so hard. But when you say she signed over all rights, does that mean to custody or as a parent. If it was just to custody, it will be a might harder.
  • Apr 21, 2007, 05:59 PM
    Fr_Chuck
    Should not have any, depends on what paers were signed to sign rights away, if it allowed them to adopt, then nothing but if not, they may have her re-sign some papers.
  • Apr 21, 2007, 06:01 PM
    ScottGem
    If the bio mother is willing, as appears to be, then there shouldn't be any problem. If she already relinquished her parental rights, then it should be just a matter of presenting an adoption petititon to Family Court.
  • May 6, 2007, 03:34 PM
    s_cianci
    If the birth mother doesn't object and is willing to give consent, you'd have no trouble at all adopting her.
  • May 7, 2007, 05:50 AM
    LadyB
    Stepparent adoptions are extremely commonplace, and usually very little problem provided the bio-parent doesn't object.

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