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I want to adopt my wife's son. We've been married for a year and we've been together since 2002. Mcleod (her son) is 5. His biological father doesn't want anything to do with him. He's already signed over his rights. We went to the courthouse to try to find out how to get the adoption process started but the clerk was not very helpful. She basically told us that we'd have to go through a lawyer. I'm in the Navy and have only been in for about five months so I don't make very much money right now so a lawyer isn't much of an option. Any advice or guidance that can be given will be greatly appreciated.
I want to adopt my wife's son. We've been married for a year and we've been together since 2002. Mcleod (her son) is 5. His biological father doesn't want anything to do with him. He's already signed over his rights. We went to the courthouse to try to find out how to get the adoption process started but the clerk was not very helpful. She basically told us that we'd have to go through a lawyer. I'm in the Navy and have only been in for about five months so I don't make very much money right now so a lawyer isn't much of an option. Any advice or guidance that can be given will be greatly appreciated.