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My daughter is seeking a divorce in WV. If my daughter is OK with this, my husband and I would like to adopt our 4 year old granddaughter.
Asked on Sep 08th, 2011 on Adoptions - Virginia
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My son in law has never provided financial care for our granddaughter. My husband and I have provided nearly 100 percent of the financial and childcare for our granddaughter while our daughter has worked. We are worried that our son-in-law would be careless of our granddaughter''s safety or possibly abusive of her if he had any access to her. We live in Virginia and have a nice home and do not have to have the state provide any support for our granddaughter.
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As a general matter, notwithstanding your daughter's consent, in order for you to adopt your granddaughter, either the father would have to consent, or his parental rights would need to be terminated involuntarily. Since the child currently resides in West Virginia, the any action would need to be instituted there, and conform to the statutory requirements of that state.
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Answered on Feb 21st, 2012 at 9:41 AM