Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

My husband and I have been married for 2 years and have a 2-year-old son together. I have a 5-year-old son, from a previous relationship, that we would like for my husband to adopt. The biological father has not been seen my son in over 3 years and when he did it was only 6 times in 2 years that he saw him. He owes over $10,000 in child support and has not made a payment in 1 year. The bio-father and I went to court when my son was about 1-year-old to establish child support and paternity. At that time my sons name was changed from my last name to his but still today, 4 years later, the bio-father has not changed the name on the birth certificate; it still shows my son has my name.

How would we go about getting his parental rights terminated and my husband to adopt my son?


Asked on 8/24/09, 11:45 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Keith Engelke Law Office of S. Keith Engelke

You need to hire a family law attorney.

Adoptions are complex. Here the big problem is getting bio-dad to relinguish parternal rights.

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Answered on 8/24/09, 11:52 am


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