Indiana : Step-Father Wishing To Adopt.

[letmeknow]

MY WIFE HAD CHILD BY SOMEONE TO WHOM SHE HAD NEVER BEEN MARRIED. THE ASSUMED FATHER HAS NEVER WANTED TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE CHILD NEVER CLAIMED NOR DOSE HIS NAME SHOW ON THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE. WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS NOW. i WISH TO ADOPT THE CHILD. CAN I DO SO AND CAN I DO THIS WITHOUT THE REAL FATHER INTERFERING WITH THE PROCESS SINCE PATERNITY HAS NEVER BEEN ESTABLISHED? I’M AFRAID THAT HIS PARENTS WILL CAUSE TROUBLE. THEY HAVE LOTS OF MONEY AND HE IS JOBLESS AND ALSO HAS 2 OTHER CHILDREN BY 2 OTHER WOMEN, ONE OF THOSE CHILDS HE HAS ALREADY SIGNED OVER HIS RIGHTS ON AND THE OTHER HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE PAYING SUPPORT ON, BUT NEVER DOSE! THE ASSUMED FATHER HAS LEFT THE STATE SEVERAL TIMES FOR A YEAR OR MORE AT A TIME DOING GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT. I FEEL FROM HIS HISTORY THAT IF THIS DID HAVE TO GO TO COURT HE WOULD BE DEAMED UNFIT ! I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL "GENERAL" REFERENCES TO THIS BUT NOTHING "WRITTEN IN STONE" FOR INDIANA. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND THE LEGAL PAPERWORK TO FILE THIS MYSLEF OR A GOOD "CHEAP" LAYWER, HEHE THERES A HARD ONE!

THANKS FOR READING MY LETTER.

LETMEKNOW

 

[LegalBeagle]

THANKS FOR READING MY LETTER.

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