What is the name of your state? NJ
My un married sister is pregnant with my husbands baby in a surrogacy arrangement. Do I need a lawyer to do a step parent adoption for myself to adopt the child at birth here in NJ or can I do the paperwork and court appearance ourselves? My husband will be named on the birth certificate as the father all that is needed is for us to file for my adoption of the baby and appear in court. Can it be done without a lawyer and how do we do it? If we need a lawyer what kind of cost are we looking at?
Ruth
My un married sister is pregnant with my husbands baby in a surrogacy arrangement. Do I need a lawyer to do a step parent adoption for myself to adopt the child at birth here in NJ or can I do the paperwork and court appearance ourselves? My husband will be named on the birth certificate as the father all that is needed is for us to file for my adoption of the baby and appear in court. Can it be done without a lawyer and how do we do it? If we need a lawyer what kind of cost are we looking at?
Ruth