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Hello Everyone! I have a few Questions for you... My husband and I have been married for a little over a year and he would like to adopt our daughter. I say our daughter because she is his even if he isn't her biological father. My hubby is in the Army, so is my daughters biological father. I am German (please forgive me if I make a grammatical mistake!) and my little princess was born in Germany. We live in the States now. Her biological father hasn't paid any child support in over a year and we don't have any contact with him. I know that he is still stationed in Germany. Does anybody know where we could go/ call to get some info about this (a bit complicated) situation? Thanks a lot Ellie
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*waves from Germany! I'm not sure if you want help with getting child support or terminating the biological father's rights so that your husband can step parent adopt. Either way, get to the law office first off. Your base will have walk in hours and you will want to go in during that time and explain your case. The lawyer there will be able to aim you in the right direction. I believe that while base lawyers will not touch other types, some will do step parent adoptions. In any case, if they can not, they can refer you to someone who can.
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I'm assuming you are talking about the US Army. If that is the case than your husband should be able to look on the network and find her bio-father's email. I only say this if you guys are trying to find him. Actually, the military is good about making people pay up. If you want back child support they can get it for you, but seeing how you are wanting your husband to adopt her that may not be the best route to take. Going to legal is a good idea. JenniferRAF Mildenhall, UK
[font=Verdana]Going to your local legal assistance office is a good idea. They will help you determine exactly what you need assistance with and what office is appropriate to ask for help.[/font][font=Verdana] [/font][font=Verdana] If you are interested in locating your child's biological father all you have to do is contact the local Inspector General Office on any Army post. You will have to be able to provide his Social Security number. [/font][font=Verdana] [/font][font=Verdana]Additionally, if you are interested in getting the biological father to pay support until the adoption is final you may also contact the Inspector General office. They in turn will locate him and hand the case off to the appropriate IG (Inspector General) office. In accordance with Army Regulation (AR 608-99) in the absence of a court order for child support you may be entitled to a pro-rata share of the biological father's Basic allowance for housing (BAH). You will have to provide certain paperwork like a birth certificate or a court order or paternity paperwork. I would suggest calling the local IG office and asking for assistance. [/font][font=Verdana]I can tell you that the Army cannot enforce the Soldier to pay back support because back support is considered "Arrears", however they can order the Soldier to comly with regulations and court orders and if they do not obey the orders they have the ability to punish the Soldier.[/font][font=Verdana][/font] [font=Verdana]The IG will help you figure out what you may be entitled to. You can view a copy of AR 608-99 to get the specifics by entering it into google.com[/font][font=Verdana] [/font][font=Verdana]All of the information above may not even interest you if you are only interested in the adoption process. [/font][font=Verdana]I found this website link that may be able to help you with some informaiton about a step parent adopting a step child.[/font][url="http://step-parent.adoption.com/"][font=Times New Roman]http://step-parent.adoption.com/[/font][/url][font=Times New Roman] [/font]