Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Custody & Support Voluntarily Surrendered, Can Step-Father Adopt in Texas
I have 3 children from a previous marriage, I just received documentation from Lorain County, Ohio courts that the bio-logical father has voluntarily agreed to suspend visitation and child support effective 3/1/05. I live with my husband and 3 children in Texas, my husband wants to adopt the children. My ex-husband has not seen the children in over 2 years, has not had any contact via phone in over a year. Now child support has been ordered suspended since 3/1/05. Would it be possible for my husband to adopt them, and how would we go about it? We have lived in Texas for over 3 years. They are Texas residents.

Asked on 8/17/05, 11:48 pm

Fran Brochstein Attorney & Mediator

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Re: Custody & Support Voluntarily Surrendered, Can Step-Father Adopt in Texas

It sounds like a good time to try to get your ex-husband to sign over his rights to the kids.

It would be a termination of parental rights and a Step-parent adoption.

Find a lawyer in your county that does step-parent adoptions.

They aren't hard (especially if the father agrees to terminate his rights) but there are things you MUST do and you cannot get around them.

Good luck!

Answered on 8/18/05, 12:02 am

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