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Does anyone know what the process is if you have a birth parent that is willing to sign a voluntary relinquishment of parently rights form? Do you give them the form to sign (in front of a notary of course with witnesses) and then file this form with the district clerk and get a case assigned to actually continue forward with a hearing to terminate that parents rights? Filing the form itself is not an order terminating rights, correct? This form only says that if/when you appear in front of a judge at a termination of rights hearing that this birth parent does not need to be present and has no further say in the matter? Thank you in advance if anyone can help out with understanding this process better.
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Correct, even if the birth parent fills out the form, it still has to be filed with the courts and a jdge has to terminate the rights. A stepparent adoption is much easier and goes much faster if you have a birth parent whom is willing to sign over his or her rights. The birth parent does not have to show up to court once the papers are signed, and they usually only do show up if the adoption is being contested. Once you get the paper signed, file it with the courts as soon as you can so that you can get a quick hearing date. Once you have the papers in hand you can also file for the stepparent adoption at the same time you file for the TPR, some courts will put your hearings back to back when the adoption is not being contested and you can have your TPR hearing and the adoption hearing done in the same day, week, or month, depending on how full the system is at the time of your filing. Good luck on the adoption and please let us know how things go. Feel free to post any more questions that you might have and we will do our best to answer them! [url=http://stepparent.adoptionblogs.com/]Stepparent Adoption Blog[/url]
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