Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana

my little girl is about to be 4 and the bio dad has never been there and is not on the birth certificate and my boyfriend and i just had a little girl and he wants to adopt her we are not gonna get married but will one day just have more important things that come first my first little girls dad is in jail has been there for almost 3 years and now he wants to do dna and child support so getting him to sign over rights dont think that will happen so could i stil have my boyfriend/2nd childs father adopt her


Asked on 4/12/12, 8:45 pm

2 Answer from Attorneys

Martha Amanda Mandi Lucas Mandie Seale Lucas

It could be difficult to have someone you are not married to, adopt your child. If the biological father is not on the birth certificate, an attorney will need to be appointed to search the putative father's registry. You will need an attorney to handle the matter for you.

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Answered on 5/16/12, 5:17 pm


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