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felonouschick · Jun 15, 2009, 05:01 PM

My husband wants to adopt my daughter. Going through the county takes months and month with a lot of classes. Is there a faster, easier way?

Fr_Chuck · Jun 15, 2009, 05:56 PM

Well first of course the bio father will have to sign over his rights to allow your usband to adopt.

No there is no fast way,

ScottGem · Jun 15, 2009, 06:31 PM

No, adoption is a legal process that has to be approved by a court. The court wants to make absolutely sure adoption is the right move. So there are stringent requirements.

If he wants to adopt then go through the process.

JudyKayTee · Jun 17, 2009, 12:08 PM

Locate someone - an Attorney or Paralegal - in Arizona. There are no short cuts and the biological father has to give consent. There also very often are requirements concerning the length of the current marriage.

jenniepepsi · Jun 17, 2009, 12:17 PM

Everyone answered perfectly. All I can offer is support. I'm going through the same thing (in phoenix Arizona ironically) and yes, it's a long hard process, but I wish you luck. I can't find my daughters father (he disappeared somewhere) . So I wish you luck in that field too and I hope you don't have to deal with THAT extra stress.

felonouschick · Jun 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Bio father has passed away. Isn't that suppose to make things less complicated?

this8384 · Jun 17, 2009, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by felonouschick

Bio father has passed away. Isn't that suppose to make things less complicated?

Not really. It only gets MORE complicated if a parent is contesting the adoption.

Like was said already, it's a complicated legal process and takes as long as it takes.

ScottGem · Jun 17, 2009, 01:20 PM

Hmm as a paralegal, I would think you could answer this yourself.

If the bio father is deceased, that should help somewhat. It means there will be no need to terminate his rights. You will only need to provide a copy of his death certificate.

But you will still have to go through whatever proicesses are required by your local Family Court.

felonouschick · Jun 17, 2009, 01:40 PM

Thanks, for the insight. FYI- Obviously I'm not working in the Family law arena.

JudyKayTee · Jun 17, 2009, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by felonouschick

Thanks, for the insight. FYI- Obviously I'm not working in the Family law arena.

The Family Law ARENA? Falling over with laughter.

Fr_Chuck · Jun 17, 2009, 08:04 PM

That is after the horse show and the tractor pull in the arena.

But again this poster was banned for having more than one user name and posting how their other user name was right.