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My husband signed consent for his children from a previous marriage to be adopted by her husband. We would now like for him to be able to adopt my children from a previous marriage. Would he be able to do this, or by him signing over rights previously, does that come into play now? Thanks a lot in advance!
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I'm not a lawyer, but I would think that the fact that your husband signed away his parental rights for his kids is irrelevant. The real question here is whether or not your ex-husband has signed away his rights. If not, your husband probably can't adopt them unless you can get your ex's rights terminated in court.
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Thank you for your reply. My exhusband has not signed over his rights. He has moved from state to state 3 different times, so I've heard. He quit paying child support after I had received several months of erratic payments. He has no family that I can contact, so I'm not sure how to go about finding him. I called the court house that he is ordered to pay suppor through, but they can not give me any information as to his whereabouts. So I'm hoping a lawyer could direct me as to what to do? How do they normally trackdown deadbeat dads? Thanks Again!
If he's working they may be able to track him through his social security number or through utilities in his name, etc. If he really can't be found, a lawyer may be able to get his rights terminated through the courts due to abandonment. I think your best recourse right now is to talk to a lawyer who specializes in those types of things. Lawyers specializing in adoption can be found (by state) at [url]www.adoptionattorneys.com[/url]
If nothing else, an adoption attorney may be able to point you to someone else to help in your situation. Good luck!
My Ex-Husband and I started adoption papers for him to adopt my daughter, his step daughter, while we were still married. After our divorce, he finished the paperwork and adopted my daughter. As for the "dead beats". My daughter's biological father owed $$$$$ in back child support.(from her date of birth until she was 11 and adopted by my ex) I got a letter from Social Services saying that the back child support was paid in full. I WAS MAD!:mad: I KNEW there was NO WAY this could be true.:grr: I called Social Services and they had told me since my husband was going to adopt my daughter, that she only needed one father to support her and they closed the case. I am STILL mad at this situation.:mad: I am sure every state is different. But in MY OPINIONUtah STATE LAW has many flaws. Not really what I wanted to say, but I am trying to be nice about it.:o
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