Florida Adoption FAQs

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Stepfather Adoption Not Married 
I have a ten year old son from a previous relationship. His father and I were never married. His father never attempted to contact him since he was two …

Florida Adult Adoption Process 
I believe I've found all the forms I need to initiate the adult adoption process, as I'd like for my stepdad to adopt me. I just want to make sure …

Stepparent Adoption Unknown Biological Father 
I have been a resident of Florida for almost two (2) years. My daughter was born in Texas. My husband has been her "father" since she was 2 years …

Stepparent Adoption Parental Rights 
I have been raising my wife's son since he was 5 months old. His father has been in jail. We want to adopt him and give him our last name. There is …

Consent to Adoption From Absent Father 
Do I need consent from absent father to change my son's last name? My eight year old son's father is currently in jail and is a registered sex offender. …

Adoption & Termination of Parental Rights 
My husband is giving his rights up, to one of the children he pays child support on. Which we know he isn't his, but he was born in the marriage so …

Adopting My Grandson Without Parents Consent 
I`m wondering if there is any way I can go about adopting my grandson. I do not have his parents consent. My grandson is 7 months old and my son and …

Stepparent Adoption Forms Required in State of Florida 
My husband and I just received verbal consent, for the stepparent adoption from the biological father of my children. He has agreed under the condition …

Florida Adult Adoption Consents Required 
My husband wishes to adopt my 41 year old daughter. She has signed consent, he has signed the petition, her husband has signed consent. Her birth …

Grandparent Rights & Adopted Baby 
My daughter adopted my grandson to a family. Can I as a grandparent get the baby? My daughter was under severe duress when she signed adoption papers …

Emergency Stepparent Adoption & Unable to Locate Biological Father 
Locate Biological Father: My ex-husband and I divorced shortly after our son was born. He did not show for Court, so the judge stated he had no visitation …

Parental Rights & Stepparent Adoption 
My daughter is 5 years old and has never met her biological father. He has been incarcerated for 3 or more years since her birth. He has two different …

Contested Stepparent Adoption 
My 12 year old son is done with his biological dad. It has been years of hell for everyone involoved and my son has asked that my husband of 9 years …

Changing Child's Name To Married Name 
I do not know who the father of my 3 month old child is and it is listed unknown on the birth certificate. I recently got married and my husband and …

Adoption And Child Support 
I just found out I have a 2 and a half year old daughter, whom I have never seen or have known. The boyfriend of the mother is begging to adopt the girl …

Filing Stepparent Adoption Forms 
Me and my husband went and seen a few lawyers on how to have my husband adopt my 5 year old daughter. One lawyer gave me a form in which the father …

Vacate Adoption in Florida 
My fiancé adopted his now ex-wife's daughter in 2005. They were married for less than a year and then got divorced. He has been paying child support …

Restore Birth Mother's Name on Birth Certificate 
I was adopted by my stepmother and in turn her name is on my birth certificate. I was wondering if there was any way I could get my birth mothers …

Adult Adoption & Parental Consent 
We are hoping to adopt a young man we have come to love and made a part of our family after his own parents abandoned him a few years ago, as soon as …

Adoption Child Support & Re-adoption 
We adopted our daughter 5 yrs ago from Ukraine. We are considering divorce and my husband says that he will not pay child support for her since we did …

How to Obtain Identity of Biological Parents 
I'm trying to find my biological mother and or any relatives, I was adopted in Marion County, Florida in 1971. I have received all of the non identifying …

Step Parent Adoption Process 
How long does it take to process a step parent adoption in Florida? I have signed my rights away, they have put a petition forth, and drew up the …

Stepparent Adult Adoption Service 
I have several questions related to this topic. First, what are all fees and costs for the Stepparent Adoption? Second, the last known address for …

Finding Biological Great Grandparents 
I want to find my grandmother's biological parents. Given that my grandmother was born in the 1940s I'm assuming that they are no longer living. …

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Constructive Service For Adoptions 
What form do I use to publish in the newspaper for constructive service. This is for an adult step-parent adoption. Answer to Florida Adoption …

Adoption By New Husband 
My son is 5 months old and I havent had contact with the biological father since I was 6 moths pregnant. He stated that he wanted nothing to do with the …

Adopting Grandson With Consent 
I need to know what I need to adopt my daughters son. She is going to sign over consent. I do not have the money to hire a lawyer. She doesn't know …

Adult Adoption Not A Stepparent 
My son's best friend has lived with us off and on since 8th grade he is now 20 years old. He barely has any contact with his birth parents and asked …

Adopt Grandchild in Florida 
My husband and I have raised our grandson for almost 16 years. Our son has primary custody, but was in and out of jail and signed temporary custody to …

Step-Parent Adoption and Child Last Name Change in Florida 
Hello I have a 8yr old daughter whose biological father left us when she was 6 months old. He has never been there financially and I don't even know where …

Adoption of Minor by Grandparent 
What Florida form would be needed to petition for adoption of grandson? Biological mother and father have consented to give up parental rights. …

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