step parent adoption

[Marie Yoder]

What is the name of your state? wisconsin i have two children age 4 and 3 from a previous relationship i was never married to the childrens father i am getting married and my boyfriend wants to adopt my girls thier father does not pay child support and we do not have a current address for him how do we go about proving him unfit or having his rights terminated so that their step father can adopt them do we need the biological dads consent how do we get that without an address what is wisconsin laws on unfit under these conditions he fails to appear at any child support court dates he has been in contempt and has had warrants issued for not paying his child support all of no use since their is no address for him

 

[skyy]

Scroll down to your state

http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/sag/groundtermin.cfm

I think some state require that you're married a speciific length of time first (like a year). You'll also have to show you've made a good faith effort to locate the father. He has the option of contesting the adoption. I think if you can't locate the father, you'll need to show you've tried to reach his family and then a publication in the newspaper.