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What do I have to do to make my husband my daughter's legally adoptive father?
Asked on Sep 16th, 2015 on Child Custody - Nebraska
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My husband wants to adopt my daughter as his own and he has raised her with me. My daughter’s birth father has not been at all present for her whole 12 years of life. My husband is the only father she knows, and we want to start this process as soon as possible.
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I would need more details, if the biological father is amenable to this should not be a particularly difficult situation and your husband should be able to adopt the daughter he has raised. If the biological father objects it will be much more complex and expensive.
Answered on Sep 16th, 2015 at 1:14 PM
Your husband should obtain a step parent adoption of your daughter, which would entail terminating the parental rights of the biological father.
Answered on Sep 16th, 2015 at 12:55 PM
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The child's biological father must either voluntarily terminate his parental rights or the Courts must find him to have abandoned your child or not be a fit parent and terminate his rights.
Answered on Sep 16th, 2015 at 12:54 PM