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Originally Posted By KCHi... I was hoping someone here might be able to help me understand what is involved in a step-parent adoption in the State of CA (i.e. fees, paperwork,time it takes to process, etc.)...My name will already be on the birth certificate... how does this affect things? ... we are a lesbian couple using donor sperm. We were thinking of using the new guidelines of CA AB 25 for stepparent adoption for the non-birth mother... which in this case, is me. The State of CA will already allow me to be Father (Parent) on the birth certificate. If I am on the birth certificate, though, do I need to adopt at all?TIA,KC
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As a bio-mom of a son born into a lesbian relationship, you cannot put the non-bio mom on the birth certificate. That needs to be done via the step parent adoption [now under AB25]. Then the birth cert can be re-issued by the state. On the birth cert in the hospital, you can put "info withheld" or "info not given" for the 'father's name'. Good luck