semosgeorge
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Oregon
My wife adopted my daughter when my daughter's biological mother terminated her parental rights. This was about 9 months ago. I was only married to my wife for about 6 months at the time the adoption was finalized. My wife and I are now getting a divorce after 1 year and 3 months of marriage and she has stated she seeks joint custody with my daughter residing with me, but with 3 days a week visitation. I'm not comfortable with this.. I have a couple questions. Question #1: I had sole custody of my daughter before the adoption, did that status change to joint custody after my wife adopted her? or did my sole custody of my daughter still remain? Sorry..it may be a dumb question..just never thought to ask the lawyer about this at the time. Question #2: My daughter's biological mother is now claiming she was coerced into signing away her parental rights, which is bull, but she has cited an Oregon rule that states that she is supposed to have an attorney (for her) present when she signed the certificate of irrevocability. She did not have one present, although she was not pressured..she brought the idea to us, because she was looking at paying more child support than she wanted to. Is this grounds for voiding the adoption? Thanks in advance!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My wife adopted my daughter when my daughter's biological mother terminated her parental rights. This was about 9 months ago. I was only married to my wife for about 6 months at the time the adoption was finalized. My wife and I are now getting a divorce after 1 year and 3 months of marriage and she has stated she seeks joint custody with my daughter residing with me, but with 3 days a week visitation. I'm not comfortable with this.. I have a couple questions. Question #1: I had sole custody of my daughter before the adoption, did that status change to joint custody after my wife adopted her? or did my sole custody of my daughter still remain? Sorry..it may be a dumb question..just never thought to ask the lawyer about this at the time. Question #2: My daughter's biological mother is now claiming she was coerced into signing away her parental rights, which is bull, but she has cited an Oregon rule that states that she is supposed to have an attorney (for her) present when she signed the certificate of irrevocability. She did not have one present, although she was not pressured..she brought the idea to us, because she was looking at paying more child support than she wanted to. Is this grounds for voiding the adoption? Thanks in advance!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?