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Question about birthdays and adoption.........?
If your adopted sibling was born on the same day and year you were, does that mean you are also twins?And if you have time can you also see my other question, thank you answers.yahoo.com question index?qid 20120507181416AAb6Z9P

Name change and adoption.?
I haven't seen my sons father since July of this year. But even before that he never did anything for his son. It was rare he took him to spend time with him. My boyfriend has been in my sons life for a year and he's done more for my son then his own father has done since he was born. My boyfriend and I plan on getting married soon and he would love to adopt my son and give him his last name. How can I go about this. I live in NYC by the way if that helps any. Thanks in advanced Mel

Does anyone have any info on Step-parent adoption in Newfoundland?
I have a 4 year old daughter. Her birth father hasn't had any part of her life since we split up and she was 14 months old. He has only seen her once since then which was in 2009 for an hour. The last time he had any contact with me was also in 2009. My husband would like to adopt her but we want to make sure we are making the right choice. Her biodad is finally out of the picture and is not harassing me any more. Can I get his rights taken away because of abandonment? Can his consent be wavered because he plays no part in her life? It was completely his choice not to see her and I have proof of there. I have every document, email or conversation wrote down in a diary that I kept since 2008. Any advice would be great. Also, we are from Newfoundland Canada Thanks for your help

Privet adoption in mass?
First off we live in Mass. So this girl is really young, had a baby last feb an is due in match for her second.... Bad decision I know, well my friend really want to adopt this baby as she's looking into adoption. Thin is he's a single male. I told him I would help him an I'm a single mom of three. I'm looking for some info on what the steps would be to do this?? The girl has already informed me that she is willing to let him adopt her if she can. Please any advise would be greatly appreciated, no opinions please, the babies father is not involved an wants her to have an abortion an get rid of it... I don't want this baby thrown in a bad situation an that's what will happen if he can't take her.

Terminating an adoption?
I was adopted about 15 years ago.... and well let's just say that I no longer care for the people who adopted me, they were not good parents... and I would like to terminate the adoption and free myself of the last name and any ties I have with them... I want to give legal rights back to my biological mother But I do not know how to go about this... can anyone help me please? Thank you very much Jus thought I would add this... I am 26 years old... and my mother also has no idea how to do this...

Marriage and adoption laws?
Are there any states countries where it's legal to marry your adopted parent? If so, what are they?To Tamey I'm not asking why people would care, I'm asking if it's legal. Gay marriage isn't legal in most states and that has nothing to do with blood relation. I'm just wondering where this is legal.

Could I live with a family before the real adoption? Seriously I need help?
Im not talking bout a foster family im talking about a real family can I live with them if Im in foster care before they actually adopt me its either them or independent living im hopeing for the family to take me in but I dont how that works here in West Virginia someonehelp me out here please?

Deadbeat dad, stepparent adoption?
I need some help. I live in Texas and I have a 2 year old daughter from an early marriage. I got married young, and he tells me he is gay and he moved out. I met a wonderful man with a daughter of his own who loves my child. My soon to be husband wants to adopt her, but her biological father wont sign his rights away. Problem is, he is not only a deadbeat, he is also dangerous. He was physically abusive to me while I was pregnant, and even tried to strangle me once when he was drunk. He does nothing but drink, and brings home strange men from the gay bar. He only ever wants to see her when he has a new " boyfriend" to show her off to but that is the only time. He wont sign his rights away just to be mean. Problem is, I have no proof to show that she is not safe around him. His apartment is filled with beer bottles and trash everywhere, and I picked her up once and there were drunk men there and she was alone in the living room sucking on a beer cap. How can I get this filth out of our lives? We can take him to court, but its only going to be me saying that he is bad, I have no proof. His parents hate him too and they are terrified of her going over there, but since he is their son, they are not willing to testify. They say they are just going to pray that she is safe when he takes her. As I said, he has only had her over to his place once, and only takes her out when he finds a new guy, but I hate to have to wait until something bad happens before I can take his rights away. My little girl is afraid and cries when he takes her, my fiance is the only father she knows and he has been there for her since she was a baby. Does anyone have any advice? My friend took custody after his ex let a guy babysit and he molested her, but do I really have to wait until she is hurt before i can do anything? Please help I should add that his reasons for not signing his rights away is that I hardly " know" this man who has been raising her, and she calls him daddy. But yet he regularly brings home strange men from the bar? She has already had 2 yeast infections and a kidney infection, which apparently is unusual for a baby, but the Doctor said there were no signs of abuse?

Should i give my baby up for adoption ?
um. i don't know how to start, but i need a bit of advice and input. my boyfriend Jackson and i were sitting on his couch and he touched me and tried to make out with me. i kind of figured out where this was going or where he was trying to get it because his parents weren't home and i wasn't supposed to be over. i tried to get up and he pulled me back. i told him no, but all he said was yes. he started touching and feeling me in places. i'm not going to lie, i wanted to stay a virgin, but it didn't feel bad. he kind of forced me down on the the couch and i just let it happen. i didn't care anymore. so when my period was supposed to come it didn't. it's been a few weeks since my period was supposed to come and i decided to take 3 pregnancy tests. every single on of them read positive. before any of you say i'm a sl t or whatever, i'm telling you i'm scared and i think i want to give this baby up for adoption. i really want to not get tied down at such a young age. i'm 16. i'll be 17 in march and honestly, having a child right now is the last thing i need. i'm not having an abortion because that's wrong, but should i give this baby up for adoption ? i want to go to college and be a teenager, plus i have no job, my car only fits two people, and i can't support a child. and knowing Jackson i don't think he'll take things well. please i need advice. do you think i should keep this child or give it up for adoption ? i'm going to the doctors probably next friday to get everything confirmed.

Marrigae and adoption plzzzzzzzz?
I need your help people more than ever please. Ok here is the story my girlfriend was adopted from Nigeria when she was 5 , and basically she s an orphan . shes 16 and am 17, 2 weeks ago she found out that this mother adopted her so she can get married to her 29 yr old son. And every time she thinks about shes burst into tears and this affecting her and her education shes not happy anymore and because I love this girl I thought I could ask you for some advise. Please help. Her mother said if she doesn t get married she will send her back to Nigeria and make her married one of her brothers which are 44,and the other one is 40. Please please whr do I begin. I love this girl and where do I start . to stop this . Thank you.Please

My biological father has contacted me.. (This isn't an adoption or first time meeting, please read!)?
I'm making this as short as possible....My biological father and my mom were married until i was about 8 years old. He was very abusive and on drugs and all around a shitty father person. Not going into detail When they got divorced the courts seized all custody and for awhile we had to go see him at Branches, a domestic violence shelter, under supervised visitation. He didn't show up to a lot of those and when he did it was to show his ass or something. Branches testified in court saying it would be of our best interest not to see him. So, his custody was completely taken away and restraining orders were put against him. Since then he hasn't tried to contact us except for 1 time totaling my dads car the man i consider to be my REAL father and showing up at my grandpa's house in a violent rage going to kill him.... It's been...about 8 years since I last saw or heard from him. The courts said in order for him to ever ha ve a snowballs chance in hell at seeing us again, he would have to go to multiple rehabs, and angermanagement classes and all kinds of parenting classes and what not. basically would have to jump through hoops. Well, apparetnly he never did and he never cared enough to try to or even try and contact us again. His mother, technically my grandmother , has tried contacting us constantly so she could see us, but it was too much of risk since my bio fath was always at her house so we've ignored her attempts. Well, I had to create a facebook page for a honor society at my university, I just have my school information on it. Well, I got a message and friend request from him on his step daughters page saying " hey its ur father inserthisname here i really love and miss u and mysistersname please get ahold of me i would love to hear from u please call me my number is xxxxxxxxxx " This message shocked me. I'm so upset now because of all these pent up emotions and I don't even know what to ask anymore. Any advice would be great or thought input. Thanks.

What legal steps do we need to take to file adoption through marriage in CA?
I am getting married and he wants to legally adopt my daughter. We want to give her his last name instead of biological fathers. What is the court process in CA?

I was given up for adoption and found out I have been sexually active with family.What should we do?
I given up for adoption shortly after birth. I never knew much about my birth family other than my mom was 13 or 14 when she gave birth to me. Over the past few year I've been searching for my family and recently had the opportunity to contact my birth mom through email. We set up a meeting for this past Saturday. When I met my birth mom it turns out that she is the younger sister of the 44 year old woman I've been dating for the past 3 years and have two kids with. I have been in a relationship with my aunt and have kids with. We have yet to tell anyone else and are not sure how to tell my girlfriend aunt? What should we do

Adoption and family court?
i am a foster mother, the children that i have a going up for adoption but not yet free, there mother said she was going to sign her rights over and did agree along with here attorney base on mom" s mental status,we went to court that day then she had a change of mine saying she feel pressured and she is not going to sign,her lawyer was up set ,now we have to go to a trail,we have 3 date already. my question is how long is this going to take for the trail to be over base on mom" s mental problems?