Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
I have filed a stepparent adoption child's natural parents and stepparent all consent packet with the courts. I mailed all the copies to the natural parent and he signed them. I have already signed that the natural parents was served the papers and filed the papers with the court. By mailing the papers and knowing that he has received them, can this be considered as serving them. If not, what do I do now? Is there a paper he can sign stating that he received all the adoption paper work?
1 Answer from Attorneys
I'm not sure what you are talking about. A stepparent adoption is where one biological parent (we don't use the term "natural" anymore) has gotten married and wants the new spouse to adopt from the other biological parent. If that's not the case, you've filed the wrong adoption type. I'm confused because you talk about serving the "natural parents."
Anyway, to be safe, I'd have the biological parent who is giving up his or her parental rights sign an acceptance of service. If he or she won't sign, I'd have him or her served by a process server. You've already got signed consent, so no harm can come from service, and you want to make sure this is done right so that the other biological parent can't come back and try to undo the adoption on a technicality.
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