Can I adopt my girlfriends daughter without getting marrying her in the state of Ohio? So that I too have legal rights to take her to the hospital etc

[Shendking79]

What is the name of your state?

 

[Shendking79]

What is the name of your state?

What is the name of your state?

Ohio

 

[Ohiogal]

No you cannot. Where is the child’s father?

 

[TheGeekess]

Short answer: No.

 

[stealth2]

Only if she gives up her rights, too (as in, as well as kiddo's Dad).

 

[Shadowbunny]

OG, would a POA suffice for the OP? Or perhaps a written, notarized statement granting the right to seek medical care for the child?

 

[Shendking79]

No you cannot. Where is the child’s father?

Unknown donor.

 

[Shendking79]

Unknown donor.

We decided to do artif, she knows me as her mother as well but it needs to be legal so i can take her to her appointments and so forth

 

[Shendking79]

There is no father we are lesbians there is a donor.

 

[Shendking79]

Only if she gives up her rights, too (as in, as well as kiddo's Dad).

We are her parents. We are lesbians so why would she give up her rights. But ok

 

[stealth2]

We are her parents. We are lesbians so why would she give up her rights. But ok

Because, generally speaking, that's how it works in unmarried situations - both parents must give up their rights for a third-party adoption. You would be wise to speak with an attorney since your situation is different. (Adoption is rarely a DIY project...)

 

[Shendking79]

Because, generally speaking, that's how it works in unmarried situations - both parents must give up their rights for a third-party adoption. You would be wise to speak with an attorney since your situation is different. (Adoption is rarely a DIY project...)

She had her there is no father because it was a donor

 

[stealth2]

She had her there is no father because it was a donor

Which is why it would be wise to consult an attorney.

 

[Shendking79]

In process THANK You!

 

[LdiJ]

We decided to do artif, she knows me as her mother as well but it needs to be legal so i can take her to her appointments and so forth

All you need is written permission from the child's legal parent to do that.