Adoption Question

What is the name of your state? Georgia

In Georgia is there a certain time you have to be married before you can adopt your spouse' child?

What is the general cost of adoption?

Thanks

Is the father agreeable about the adoption?

How long have you been married?

Adoption

The father has no parental rights and is 100% out of the picture.

We aren't married yet but will be before the end of the year and I was just wondering generally if there is a length of marriage requirement before legal adoption is possible.

xfiles67 said:

The father has no parental rights and is 100% out of the picture.

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I sure hope you know what you're talking about. That's barely legally possible. And highly legally improbable.

xfiles67 said:

We aren't married yet but will be before the end of the year and I was just wondering generally if there is a length of marriage requirement before legal adoption is possible.

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Usually a minimum of 1 year.

Adoption

He voluntarily gave up his rights, and has actually never met her before.

xfiles67 said:

He voluntarily gave up his rights, and has actually never met her before.

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Um, okay. Is there a COURT ORDER, signed by a Judge that specifically states that the father's rights have been terminated legally?

xfiles67 said:

He voluntarily gave up his rights, and has actually never met her before.

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This does not sound quite right - Typically a court will not allow a father (or mother) to "voluntarily giveup their rights" unless there is someone to adopt them.

Maybe he's just never asserted his rights. But whatever the case, they need to go through the legal system. Lawyers for everyone. After the marriage.