[idkwhattodo0801]

Ok here is my story. When I was 16 I got rapped and got pregnant. I didn't find out I was pregnant until I was about 5 1/2 months pregnant. I had my baby who happened to be a girl on her birth certificate she has no father listed because I don't know who he is. Now I am 21 I recently got married to my husband who I have been with for almost 3 years. He has been a father to my daughter and loves her very much and he wishes to adopt her. Now I recently read that I must have the biological father's permission to add my husband to my daughter's birth certificate. The problem is he never got cought and I have no idea who he is. I am desperate to know if there is a way for my husband to adopt my daughter. I live in CA right now and would like to resolve all of this before June because I will be moving to PA so can someone help?

[stevetcg]

I would *guess* it would be similar to one night stand scenarios - you make a good faith attempt to find the father and when that inevitably fails, the adoption by your husband goes through as normal.

[GV70]

It depends on where you live in... Some states have provisions that if a father has not shown interest for fixed time he is not entitled to be noticed for adoption.