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I have a 7 year old whose father hasn't been involved in his life and I also have a 5 year old with somebody else whose been helping me raise the oldest for the past 6 years . We're not married yet but we're planning on it . I was wondering how do I go about terminating the biological fathers rights , because the guy I've been with does want to adopt the oldest one but we're not married yet .if I can prove that he's a drunk and is on drugs and doesn't respect authority what's the next step I can take to terminate his rights
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you can initiate a step-parent adoption by your soon-to-be-spouse once you are married. The 7 year-old's father would have to consent but if he doesn't respond or seem to care, you could get the court to waive the requirement of his consent BUT the guy would have to be noticed/served with paperwork about what was going on.
Answered on Sep 03rd, 2015 at 5:28 AM