Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Adoption after Divorce

Is it legal for your ex-wife to adopt children 15 years after a divorce and give them the ex-husbands last name?


Asked on 6/10/09, 9:44 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Christopher Vaughn-Martel Charles River Law Partners, LLC

Re: Adoption after Divorce

More information is needed.

There is nothing that would specifically preclude adoption 15 years after a divorce or prevent the children from taking the name of whichever parent they choose.

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Answered on 6/10/09, 11:04 am


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