HmSkoolMom
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
Details: 2 girls--16 and 12. Two different fathers. Married to neither. My husband wants to adopt both girls.
1. 12 yr old has MY last name(maiden), father was never on her birth cert. AND he's never paid child support, AND he passed away 2 years ago.
2. 16 yr old has her father's last name, he is on the birth cert. and he (sort of) pays child support. He has not seen nor had contact with her since we split when she was 2. Not even tried to contact her. Nothing. When we split, I was made sole custodial parent by the courts. We were never married, but we did go through the courts as if we were.
My husband wants to adopt both of them. I understand the youngest won't be a problem, but the oldest will be.
What are the exact steps to completing this? Who do I call to get this information? I am hitting dead ends with my google searches on this and the flgov website is down and I can't find the paperwork I am supposed to download.
Any information or help for me?
Thanks
Toni
Details: 2 girls--16 and 12. Two different fathers. Married to neither. My husband wants to adopt both girls.
1. 12 yr old has MY last name(maiden), father was never on her birth cert. AND he's never paid child support, AND he passed away 2 years ago.
2. 16 yr old has her father's last name, he is on the birth cert. and he (sort of) pays child support. He has not seen nor had contact with her since we split when she was 2. Not even tried to contact her. Nothing. When we split, I was made sole custodial parent by the courts. We were never married, but we did go through the courts as if we were.
My husband wants to adopt both of them. I understand the youngest won't be a problem, but the oldest will be.
What are the exact steps to completing this? Who do I call to get this information? I am hitting dead ends with my google searches on this and the flgov website is down and I can't find the paperwork I am supposed to download.
Any information or help for me?
Thanks
Toni