[donandkel]

I am in a wonderful relationship,have been for 9 years,my daughter was 4 when we got together and she is now 13 and we had our son together and he is amazing and 6,but I was wondering if anyone knew if she could legally adopt them in case anything ever happened to me ? X x x

[J_9]

Your location is important for a proper answer.

[ScottGem]

ANY question on law needs to include your general locale as laws vary by area. This is a very new area of law. So we can't really say without knowing the location. Even knowing may not allow us to give a definitive answer since laws specifically addressing this are few.

Definitely, the other parent would have to approve the adoption. And definitely you will need an attorney to file for you.

[donandkel]

Thanks for your reply.I have put in an application,it had to go through social services.Neither parent matters,so it'll be just me and my girlfriend xx

[donandkel]

Im in Kent x

[ScottGem]

Uk? Also what do you mean by neither parent mattering? Unless they have had their rights terminated, they matter.

[donandkel]

Not when they r both dead!

[ScottGem]

not when they r both dead !!

If both parents are deceased, someone is the legal guardian. If you partner adopted, that's one thing. But there could have been next of kin that would have been considered.

[donandkel]

Not both aprents of 1,both dads are not here,I am the mother and wanted my girlfriend to adopt them but spoke to the relevant people today and its all systems go so all good x

[ScottGem]

Ok, so you are the natural mother of both children. You say the fathers are both deceased?

Then as long as the law in your area allows for same sex adoption you should be good to go. However, if either of the fathers are still alive, they will need to consent to the adoption.