Legal Question in Family Law in Idaho
Termination of Parental Rights
My husband and I would like to adopt our nephew that has lived with us sense he was 6 months old (now 11)and who we have guardianship. Do the biological parents have to sign in front of a judge giving up parental rights? His biological mother lives in Missouri. Is there a form that I can send to her for permission. She is in agreement about the adoption.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Termination of Parental Rights
you must terminate both the mother's and father's parental rights before an adoption can occur. Yes, they need to sign a consent to terminate parental rights for rights to be terminatedf. You must use a propert form to do this then file it with the court.
you can generally file both the termination and adoption cases together.
Note: they must sign away their rights before a notary public and generally use the acknowledgment for of notary public
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