Grandparents wanting to adopt grandchild

[Gmasboy]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MI...
I started off with guardianship of my gs when he was 15 months old... in 2005 I was given Custody of him by his father during my dd's and the fathers divorce... nither parent has seen him since then... now he is 8 and would like to (by his choice)carry our last name...
My question is how can we start the process and do we have to have an attorney or is there some work (paper) that we can do ourselves to save on the fees, also ... we already know that my dd (out of spite only) will try to put a monkey wrench into these plans and thou the father may not, may feel threaten by her... (long story)...
I would like to make this transistion for our gs as easy as possible without he nightmares he endured during the custody trial.
Any and all information is so helpful...

 

[Zigner]

Did your daughter agree with the guardianship situation?

You will need the permission of BOTH of the child's parents in order to do an adoption. You will ALSO need the permission of BOTH of the child's parents in order to do a name change.

 

[Gmasboy]

Did your daughter agree with the guardianship situation? Yes my dd was inagreement of the guardianship and of the custody...

You will need the permission of BOTH of the child's parents in order to do an adoption. You will ALSO need the permission of BOTH of the child's parents in order to do a name change.

Do we NEED to obtain an attorney or are there forms that I can get from somewhere that will allow the parents to sign their consent???

 

[Ohiogal]

Do we NEED to obtain an attorney or are there forms that I can get from somewhere that will allow the parents to sign their consent???

You need an attorney for any adoption.