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Old 08-03-2006, 12:30 PM
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What is the name of your state? CA

The birth father of my daughter is giving up his rights and allowing my husband to adopt her. I was reading an earlier post to hire a lawyer for this and the usual fees are about $3,000. Is that correct??? There is no way we can afford that right now... Can we attempt to do this ourselves?

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Old 08-03-2006, 12:34 PM
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What is the name of your state? CA

The birth father of my daughter is giving up his rights and allowing my husband to adopt her. I was reading an earlier post to hire a lawyer for this and the usual fees are about $3,000. Is that correct??? There is no way we can afford that right now... Can we attempt to do this ourselves?

Thanks in advance!
To ensure everything is done properly, I suggest hiring a lawyer. Save up you money and do the adoption when you can afford it.
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Old 08-03-2006, 12:49 PM
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that just leaves more time for him to change his mind.
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Old 08-03-2006, 12:53 PM
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that just leaves more time for him to change his mind.
Then convince him that paying half of the lawyer fees is far less than the CS he would still be paying if he didn't TPR.
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Old 08-03-2006, 01:12 PM
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that just leaves more time for him to change his mind.
What's so bad about him changing his mind and wanting to be a part of his child's life?
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Old 08-03-2006, 01:14 PM
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THAT is not what would be bad... He has made and broken promises her whole life.. she is 9 years old.
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Adoption should never be a DIY project.
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