My question involves adoption law for the State of: Tennessee
My daughter is 11 years old now. Her biological father hasn't seen her or tried to contact her in 7 years. His name is not on the birth certificate and he really never acted like a father in the first 4 years of her life. I have never asked for a dime of child support from him. My husband now has been her father for the last 7 years. She has no memory of her biological father whatsoever, but she also knows that my husband is not her real father. My husband wants to adopt her and give her his last name. I would rather her have a father in her life than get child support from a man that denies she's even his. I understand that the biological father has to be notified of the adoption but what do you do in the case that you have no idea where he is at??

