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Originally Posted By chrisHi, I hope you can help:I recently got married and wish to adopt my wife'sdaughter. The girl's biological father was never marriedto my wife, and in fact broke up with her prior tothe child's birth. His name is on her birth certificate,but he has played no part in her life to date.What is the procedure for me to adopt this child. DoI need to see a lawyer? Do I need the biological father'sconsent? Will it take a long time to adopt? Where must I go(e.g. which government agency)? There is some urgency to this. Me and my wife are Canadians living in the US, and just recently got married in the US.Upon re-entering the US, the child was unable to geta TD-type visa at the Canadian-US border (I have a TN visa), The border official stated that i had no proof that she wasmy dependant (though I explained to the border official that I was married to the childs mother, and had the marriagecertificate, etc.)...also the mother (my wife) cannot workin the US, so clearly she is my dependant, and I would havethought that her dependant would also be mine.Supposedly, the child cannot attendschool in the US without a TD visa (I have had conflictinganswers from the INS on this - over the phone theytold me that a TD visa would be granted with a letterfrom the biological father stating he had no difficultieswith her accompanying me to the US...the border officialhowever stated I first would have to adopt the child).It was my intention to adopt my new daughter all along,but now I am in a rush so that I can get her intokindergarten. Please let me know what procedures i shouldfollow to adopt my wife's daughter.Thanks,Chris.cromano@nni.com
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