QUESTION
Mother has sole legal/pysical custody, is fathers consent necessary for stepfather to adopt?
Asked on Sep 11th, 2013 on Family Law - Massachusetts
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My daughters father has voluntarily given up his legal/physical rights to our child, he does have visitation i am getting married next month and my fiance would like to adopt her given that i have sole legal and physical custody would we still need to get his consent for the adoption? he is extremely uncooperative and would never!
1 ANSWER
In order for your future husband to adopt the child the Father will have to voluntarily agree to the adoption or you will need permission from the court. If the Father is not agreeable, then the court will have to find that Father is unfit.
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Answered on Sep 12th, 2013 at 2:34 PM
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