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Hello all, I am new here and just looking for some advice. My husband and I have no children. We have the opportunity to adopt our nieces baby. I am looking for anyone who can tell me what all is involved in adopting a family members child. I have tried to look into our state laws but have not really been able to find a lot on the matter. We live in West Virginia. I will of course contact a lawyer eventually, but I thought maybe someone out there has been through something similar and could offer some advice. Thanks:)
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For an adoption in West Virginia, both parents will need to legally terminate their parental rights in court. You will need a private adoption attorney to get you through the process. The link below will provide you with West Virginia adoption laws and answer many of your questions.
[url=http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/west-virginia-laws.html]West Virginia Adoption Laws[/url]
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To adopt you have to have both bioparents rights terminated...then there's probably a waiting period for appeals...then you can adopt. Here in Florida the child has to be living with you at least 6 months before an adoption can finalize. If both birthparents are in agreement to relinquish I would get an attorney. I'd also ask about counseling for the parents because you don't want them to make a decision without knowing what they are doing.