[ssjoseph2]

I'm a single mother of a 4yr old son that his bio father has no contact with him. I was 17 when I got pregnant and his father was 23 at the time. He has recently has a child in march 2009 and has known about my son since the day I found out I was pregnant. (august 13 2005) how do I go about getting my ex to adopt my son? My ex has been in my son's life since I was 5mo pregnant was at the hospital when I had him. Called the father and he didn't care. My son knows my ex as his daddy and haas nothing to do with the real father. I live in Texas, Round Rock, But have to go through austin court systems. How can I go about this since he will not even take a dna test. Tried to go to the Attorney General but still nothing. Please help me

[Fr_Chuck]

You file in court to establish paternity, and force him to take a DNA test though court. ( this is civil not criminal)
And you go after him for child support, ( that normally makes them very helpful to sign over their rights

[Synnen]

Wait---you want a man you are not even with anymore to adopt the child from the biological father?

Won't happen.

Not unless you give up YOUR rights too, to let this person adopt.

[Fr_Chuck]

Missed, the ex part, the courts will not allow a non partner to be the other adoptive parent