• FreeAdvice has a new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, effective May 25, 2018.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our Terms of Service and use of cookies.

Separation & adoption

Accident - Bankruptcy - Criminal Law / DUI - Business - Consumer - Employment - Family - Immigration - Real Estate - Tax - Traffic - Wills   Please click a topic or scroll down for more.

F

findanswer

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
A: Ohio

Summary : A family has recently adopted (international), the child is currently living with the parents and is in the temporary adoption phase, the monitoring phase before adoption gets finalized. Unfortunately, ever since adoption early this year, massive differences have surfaced between the parents. One of the parent wishes to file legal seperation at the moment but is also trying to see that this causes minimum impact on the adoption finalization. How is that possible? If not, would the child be a subject of "child welfare" in this country or would s/he be sent back to the country of birth? A US adoption agency was used for adoption. How is the custody of the child affected in such situation. Please let me know if you need more information to offer some parctical suggestions. Thank you.
 


LdiJ

LdiJ

Senior Member
findanswer said:
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
A: Ohio

Summary : A family has recently adopted (international), the child is currently living with the parents and is in the temporary adoption phase, the monitoring phase before adoption gets finalized. Unfortunately, ever since adoption early this year, massive differences have surfaced between the parents. One of the parent wishes to file legal seperation at the moment but is also trying to see that this causes minimum impact on the adoption finalization. How is that possible? If not, would the child be a subject of "child welfare" in this country or would s/he be sent back to the country of birth? A US adoption agency was used for adoption. How is the custody of the child affected in such situation. Please let me know if you need more information to offer some parctical suggestions. Thank you.
Click to expand...
If you want the adoption to finalize, and don't want this poor child sent back to his/her home country, then you better try to find a way to keep your marriage together, at least until the adoption is totally final.
 
F

Farfalla

Member
LdiJ said:
If you want the adoption to finalize, and don't want this poor child sent back to his/her home country, then you better try to find a way to keep your marriage together, at least until the adoption is totally final.
Click to expand...

Ditto what you said.

Find a way to keep it together... a new child, adopted or not, is a huge stress on a couple. Get some counseling on how to handle this. But if you really care for this child keep it together for as long as you can.
 
F

findanswer

Junior Member
foster care?

Farfalla said:
Ditto what you said.

Find a way to keep it together... a new child, adopted or not, is a huge stress on a couple. Get some counseling on how to handle this. But if you really care for this child keep it together for as long as you can.
Click to expand...
If legal sepration has to occur, will the child (in a temp adoption status via international adoption) be taken into foster care in the US?
 
N

nextwife

Senior Member
EXACTLY what is the adoption status? Has a new birth certificate been issued in that country? Did the new parents already have the !600? What is the VISA status?

Because that will impact whether the child even gets to the US. Can the one parent hwo wants this child qualify to complete the adoption as a single parent adoptor?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Find the Right Lawyer for Your Legal Issue!

Fast, Free, and Confidential
data-ad-format="auto">
Top