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    Sep 5, 2012, 07:04 PM
    Can a child be adopted if there is no father on the birth certificate
    My wife and I live in az. Can I adopt her daughter who is now 8 and her father is not listed on birth certificate
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    Sep 5, 2012, 07:09 PM
    They are going to need to know who. They will certainly not believe it was an immaculate conception.
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    Sep 5, 2012, 07:13 PM
    Not without establishing who the father is legally and then getting his permission to adopt.
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    Sep 5, 2012, 07:46 PM
    By leaving the father off, its now harder to do an adoption. The courts will require that all potential fathers be identified and tested. Only then can the adoption proceed.
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