Legal Question in Family Law in California
Is a child required to visit the biological parent once they are divorced and the mother remarried when the step father adopts the child?
Asked on 10/14/14, 10:57 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Only if there is an open adoption agreement that calls for it. The step parent cannot adopt the child without the bio parent's parental status, both responsibilities and rights, being terminated by agreement or court order. So if a step parent adoption has been completed, the bio parent has no more rights than a stranger unless it is part of the adoption orders and agreements.
Answered on 10/14/14, 12:58 pm