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10-14-2009, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Gail in Georgia  Establish paternity, file to have his parental rights revoked, marry your current squeeze, establish that you two are legally a stable family, then go for adoption. | She'd need to be married for a while before attempting to TPR and adopt. Paternity can be done at any time before any of that. |
10-15-2009, 10:31 AM
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| | | our case was very similar to yours. We lived together for four years, got married one day and went to a lawyer the next. Our lawyer filed a petition to adopt and the judge eventually waived the time of marriage requirement since we had lived as a family for those four years.
In Indiana the biological father has 30 days to respond to the petition. If he fails to responed his consent is said to be established.
There was also a paternity hearing and a paternity test. If biodad fails to participate (which in your case sounds likely) it goes much easier for you.
It is a process that needs a good lawyer. We had a consultation for only $50 and it was well worth it. |
10-15-2009, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Seanscott our case was very similar to yours. We lived together for four years, got married one day and went to a lawyer the next. Our lawyer filed a petition to adopt and the judge eventually waived the time of marriage requirement since we had lived as a family for those four years.
In Indiana the biological father has 30 days to respond to the petition. If he fails to responed his consent is said to be established.
There was also a paternity hearing and a paternity test. If biodad fails to participate (which in your case sounds likely) it goes much easier for you.
It is a process that needs a good lawyer. We had a consultation for only $50 and it was well worth it. | actually, this case is very different then yours.
the baby is only a year old. how do you convince a judge this is a long term relationship? |
10-15-2009, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by IsabellaSoriano actually, this case is very different then yours.
the baby is only a year old. how do you convince a judge this is a long term relationship? |
i'm not saying i want to do it this very second, but i'm trying to see what i actually need to do so when they day does come, down the line, i have all my ducks in a row, so that it can all go very smoothly. |
10-15-2009, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Seanscott our case was very similar to yours. We lived together for four years, got married one day and went to a lawyer the next. Our lawyer filed a petition to adopt and the judge eventually waived the time of marriage requirement since we had lived as a family for those four years.
In Indiana the biological father has 30 days to respond to the petition. If he fails to responed his consent is said to be established.
There was also a paternity hearing and a paternity test. If biodad fails to participate (which in your case sounds likely) it goes much easier for you.
It is a process that needs a good lawyer. We had a consultation for only $50 and it was well worth it. | Thank you for giving me some input other than "talk to a lawyer" or "you're a stupid whore". I appreciate someone taking some real time to voice their own experience. Aside from this reply, everyone on here seems to be a little bit on the @$$ side... and I really regret seeking advice on this board. |
10-15-2009, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Kymiepoo Thank you for giving me some input other than "talk to a lawyer" or "you're a stupid whore". I appreciate someone taking some real time to voice their own experience. Aside from this reply, everyone on here seems to be a little bit on the @$$ side... and I really regret seeking advice on this board. | You have been repeatedly told what you LEGALLY (not based on someone else's personal experience which means nothing to YOUR case) have to do, so be grateful that you didn't have to pay a penny for that information instead of burning the resource (which will get you zero help next time). |
10-15-2009, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by AHA You have been repeatedly told what you LEGALLY (not based on someone else's personal experience which means nothing to YOUR case) have to do, so be grateful that you didn't have to pay a penny for that information instead of burning the resource (which will get you zero help next time). |
thats no problem because i will NOT be returning to this board. |
10-15-2009, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Kymiepoo thats no problem because i will NOT be returning to this board. | Not even to say thank you for the free help you got?? That's big of you   | |
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