Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

okay so im 18 years old and i had my first son in april of last month and his real father has nothing to do with him for the first year of hi life. and i want to see what we have to do for my husbend that has been there since day one for my son to take on the roll of adoping my son.


Asked on 3/31/10, 10:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Amir John Showrai The Pacific Law Firm, PLLC

The easiest way is to have the biological father agree to waive his parental rights are part of a step-parent adoption on the part of your husband. Please don't take this the wrong way, but at your age, do not make the mistake of trying to do this yourself. Hire an attorney to represent you and to take care of all the paperwork. Otherwise, as a new teenage mother, you've already got enough problems to deal with and I think you'll likely not get this right.

If you were 30, I'd probably still give the same advice, but in your case, I recommend this in the strongest possible way I can.

If you cannot afford a lawyer, then get in touch with the Washington State Bar Association (you can Google them) and ask them for help referring you to non-profit organizations, or to low cost legal service providers. Just do anything to make sure this gets done right.

I wish you all the best and congratulations on the birth of your son!

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Answered on 4/06/10, 3:24 pm


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