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Old 09-15-2009, 11:33 AM
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Step-Parent adoption

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Louisiana.

My daughters biological father lives in Florida. He will be in jail until next month. Im not sure where he will be after he gets out. My daughter has been a resident of Louisiana for over 3 years now. The biological father pays child support and I receive it through the state of Florida. The biological father has no communication what-so-ever with my daughter. The last time he spoke to her was 2 years ago. He has tried for visitation 3 times and was denied all 3 times. I would like to know how I can go about having him sign over his parental rights and have my husband adopt her. My husband is the only father my daughter has known--He has been in her life since she was only a month old. We can't really afford some high priced lawyer right now and we don't qualify for a pro-bono lawyer. I would like this to be done as soon as possible.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
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Old 09-15-2009, 12:16 PM
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Seriously for an adoption you need an attorney.
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Old 09-15-2009, 01:57 PM
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I had seen a website for signing over rights/step parent adoption, but Im a lil skeptical on stuff like this that I see on the internet. Would it be possible to do something like this through the court with the DA's office.
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Louisiana.

My daughters biological father lives in Florida. He will be in jail until next month. Im not sure where he will be after he gets out. My daughter has been a resident of Louisiana for over 3 years now. The biological father pays child support and I receive it through the state of Florida. The biological father has no communication what-so-ever with my daughter. The last time he spoke to her was 2 years ago. He has tried for visitation 3 times and was denied all 3 times. I would like to know how I can go about having him sign over his parental rights and have my husband adopt her. My husband is the only father my daughter has known--He has been in her life since she was only a month old. We can't really afford some high priced lawyer right now and we don't qualify for a pro-bono lawyer. I would like this to be done as soon as possible.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Does the father want to sign over his rights? Why was he denied visitation with his child?
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Old 09-15-2009, 02:58 PM
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He sure does want to sign over his rights, because he knows he wont have to pay support anymore after my husband adopts her. As far as the denied visitation went...His soon to be ex wife had never told me the reasons as to why visitation was denied. I did get a letter informing me that he had a court date for visitation..I actually received 2 letters, about 13 months apart. His soon to be ex wife told me he had went to court for visitation 3 times...but I only got the 2 letters. I am glad the court denied him visitation, because he saw her when she was 3 months old and then again when she was 15 months old and that was the last time. She is almost 6 now. He has 2 other children that are younger than my daughter that live about 20 minutes away from him and he could care less about them too....It just shows you what kind of person he is.
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He sure does want to sign over his rights, because he knows he wont have to pay support anymore after my husband adopts her. As far as the denied visitation went...His soon to be ex wife had never told me the reasons as to why visitation was denied. I did get a letter informing me that he had a court date for visitation..I actually received 2 letters, about 13 months apart. His soon to be ex wife told me he had went to court for visitation 3 times...but I only got the 2 letters. I am glad the court denied him visitation, because he saw her when she was 3 months old and then again when she was 15 months old and that was the last time. She is almost 6 now. He has 2 other children that are younger than my daughter that live about 20 minutes away from him and he could care less about them too....It just shows you what kind of person he is.
It says a lot about you too as you chose to sleep with him and allowed this deadbeat to impregnate you. And the DA does not handle these cases -- the DA is for CRIMINAL matters.
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I don't appreciate you saying that about me. How was I supposed to know back then that he would be a deadbeat. You could have answered my question about the DA's office without that comment.
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I don't appreciate you saying that about me. How was I supposed to know back then that he would be a deadbeat. You could have answered my question about the DA's office without that comment.
I'm sure there were signs. For example, in hindsight, I should have seen from a mile away how the mother of my children would turn out.
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Old 09-15-2009, 04:51 PM
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A sign?..What kind of sign do you think there wouldve been to something like this.
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A sign?..What kind of sign do you think there wouldve been to something like this.
How would I know??? I didn't spend all that blissful time in his arms.
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Old 09-15-2009, 05:01 PM
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A sign?..What kind of sign do you think there would've been to something like this.
Its another of many good reasons teenagers shouldn't have baby's.

And I know cause my daughters father is a scumbag too. And it turns out 10 years later, I don't like him at all.

and my sign should have been when your a kid, you have no idea what you, or the dude might turn out like.
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Its another of many good reasons teenagers shouldn't have baby's.

And I know cause my daughters father is a scumbag too. And it turns out 10 years later, I don't like him at all.

and my sign should have been when your a kid, you have no idea what you, or the dude might turn out like.
I hope your daughter is protected from your thoughts here - you've basically just said your daughter is half scum-bag.
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Old 09-15-2009, 05:48 PM
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Lol,

She only got the traits I still like about him.

(skin tone, hair color and texture, and his girlyness. Ha Ha Ha.)

He's very handsome and my daughter is stunning.

I'm glad I had a baby with him, and theres no way I'd give her back to do anything diffrent.

Even tho I dont really like the man he grew up to be. But hey, what can you do but bite your toung and smile. )
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Old 09-15-2009, 07:25 PM
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I was 23 when I had my daughter. I don't have any regrets on making a beautiful and talented child with him. It just gets me very mad that people want to sit here and criticize my life when they know nothing about my circumstance except for what I wrote prior to this. The point I am trying to make is-that there are people out there who are in fact going through the same situation I am in now... O and what do you call it "HIJACKING"---its called first hand experience with the same situation!
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