Adoption
Do I need consent from birth parents to adopt my brother's adopted son?
I wanna adopt my brother’s adopted son. Do I need the consent of the child’s birth parents to adopt him from my brother?
Will my deceased husband still be a legal parent after our adoption petition?
My husband and I live in New York City. We had filed for a petition with the adoption agency for adopting a child which is due next month but my husband died of heart attack last week. Since my husband and I were the two parties to the petition for adoption, will my husband still be considered as the legal parent of the adoptive child?
What is the law on withdrawing an adoption petition in California?
We had filed a petition for adoption with an agency few months ago. Unforeseen circumstances have led us to back off from it and would like to know the law on withdrawal of petition from adoption in California?
How can I terminate my parent-child relationship with my adoptive parents?
I live with my adoptive parents in California. I am turning 18 years old in two months’ time and would like to terminate the parent-child relationship with my adoptive parents. How do I go about it?
Do I need the husband’s consent to adopt a married 16-year-old in Indiana?
I am a resident of Indiana. I want to adopt a 16-year-old married girl. Do I need her husband’s consent to adopt her?