Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

"Jerry Springer" style adoption

First of all- Thank you for this service!

I'm adopting my youngest son. The biological father signed and agreed to the adoption. He has seen him twice in approx. 6 yrs. (Within the last 6 months) The papers are filed and now he wants to back out. He has never had any interest and lies about his income to pay only $100 mo. in child support which he is behind in. He is however upto date on payments with his 2000 Mercedes SLK 230 Kompressor!

I referred to "Jerry Springer" because my ex-wife (mother of adoptee) is his ex-wife. They got married and divorced during our seperation. We got back together when she was 3 mos. pregnant. My current girlfriend is his recent ex-girlfriend!

Oh, the question! What are the chances of proving abandonment and winning the adoption? Can a biological parent just jump into a childs life after 6 yrs. and take over the "daddy" position even though "Daddy" (ME) has been there since before birth?

Main Question: Do I even have a chance at keeping my son?

The mother is in agreement with me!

Thank you so much for any information you can provide me.

Sincerely, Daddy


Asked on 8/08/00, 1:42 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Christopher Bartow BARTOW LAW FIRM

Re:

I don't really know the answer to your question. I have done any adoption work.

However, to make things a little bit on your side, you may want to think about filing a third-party custody petition. It wouldn't be the same as an adoption, but it puts you one step closer.

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Answered on 10/07/00, 11:57 am


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