What is the name of your state? IL
Back in 2000, my fiancee got married to a Pakistani born US Citizen . She got her US VISA after a year of their marriage and was pregnant when she went to IL, US. Her daughter was born in US and is a US Citizen by birth. My wife is a green card holder that she got a year before her ex-husband's death. Her daughter was almost 3 years old when her ex-husband died. After his death she came back to Pakistan to live with her parents.
Now the problem is that her ex-husband's parents might file a suit for her daughter's custody once they find out that she is going to re-marry. In fact they are threatening her of that already.
I am a Pakistani Citizen and have no plans of moving to US. We don't want to leave any loop holes for her ex-husband's parents. Therefore need all the information about how I can adopt the child? What will be the process? Will hiring a lawyer be required? Costs involved? And any other relevant info. Thanks.
Back in 2000, my fiancee got married to a Pakistani born US Citizen . She got her US VISA after a year of their marriage and was pregnant when she went to IL, US. Her daughter was born in US and is a US Citizen by birth. My wife is a green card holder that she got a year before her ex-husband's death. Her daughter was almost 3 years old when her ex-husband died. After his death she came back to Pakistan to live with her parents.
Now the problem is that her ex-husband's parents might file a suit for her daughter's custody once they find out that she is going to re-marry. In fact they are threatening her of that already.
I am a Pakistani Citizen and have no plans of moving to US. We don't want to leave any loop holes for her ex-husband's parents. Therefore need all the information about how I can adopt the child? What will be the process? Will hiring a lawyer be required? Costs involved? And any other relevant info. Thanks.