Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

the father of my child and i never married. i have sole custody of the child who is now 17yrs old. i am married to someone else and have been for 15yrs. my husband wants to addopt the child, she wants it to. the bio father has never had anything to do with her at all, never paid child support, never contacted her in any way. how do we go about getting the addoption?


Asked on 10/07/10, 6:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Fran Brochstein Attorney & Mediator

One suggestion is to wait until the child turn 18. After the child turns 18, the adoption is really quick and easy. It is unusual to adopt an adult but it can be done. The bio. dad does NOT need to be involved in any way!

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Answered on 10/13/10, 9:08 am


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