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Hello Everyone. This is my first time here so I'm sorry if I do something wrong. Ok so my name is Jessica and I have almost been married two years this month. I have a one year old son and I do not know where my husband is. He left us about a year ago. Yes my husband is my son's father. Ok well I actually tried to date someone a while back and...I'm now pregnant. I am 8 months pregnant and I have chosen to give my baby up for adoption. I thought about it long and hard and its so difficult for me to raise my son on my own I live with my mom and have her help thank god. But I can't give this little miracle the life it deserves. I say it because I don't know if it is a boy or a girl. So life is hard and now I'm faced with some even harder things. Ok so the birth father of this baby is like avoiding me for some reason and I know that his rights will be terminated in court but I was wondering if anyone could help me with the Florida Laws regarding this. I know most states require that the birth father and the husband sign over rights but is it also for Florida? I would much rather my husband not know one because it has nothing to do with him and two because I dont know how that would reflect in a divorce. Someone...advice...please???:thanks:
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I don't know anything about the laws in FL pertaining to this. You may want to contact legal aid and see if they can help you.
I'm sorry that you are having to go through such a rough time right now. Keep coming to the forums. There is an awesome bunch of people here who can lend an ear and advice.
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I don't know but common sense would say that only the genetic father must sign away his rights, but if you are legally married at the time of birth then does he automatically get deemed to be the legal father...good question...hopefully someone has some real info. I wish you well in your journey and this board has some wonderful folks on it to support you when you need it most. Kind regards,Dickons
Well I for one don't want him involved and two if I can save the family time and money as far as all the hassles that are going to have to happen with court I would love that because that may have them backing out. I chose a family already and they say they're ready to commit but I'm afraid of them backing out.
I know that in KY the husband is assumed the father and must sign but I am not sure about FL. Hopefully someone with some expertise will chime in. I am sorry that you find yourself in duch a difficult situation. Honestly, I know you would like this to go off without a hitch, but if hubby is MIA, maybe they can do like they do if the Bdad is MIA or unknown, they post it in a newspaper to see if he comes forward. I really don't think the PAPs will back out, if you are honest with them and have a good realtionship. At least that is the sense I get from most of the APs here. More than likely your baby is also the baby born in their hearts and unless there was a real chance of the adoption being contested, I think it would take alot more for them to back out. Howlong have you been matched with them?
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