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    Post How Can My Future Husband Adopt My Daughter

    My question involves adoption law for the State of: Illinois

    I have a 8 month old daughter with my ex boyfriend. We were never married. He hasnt seen her in over 4 months, hasnt paid child support, or asked about her since i left him. My future husband wants to adopt her. How can I have that happen?

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    Default Re: How Can My Future Husband Adopt My Daughter

    You need to show that you two have been together for awhile. Married at least 1 year. Then you will have to terminate the fathers parental rights: 1 year of no contact at all. Then you can file a stepparent adoption. It's rather difficult, I think you should wait the year of marriage and find an attorney.

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    Default Re: How Can My Future Husband Adopt My Daughter

    Quote Quoting mrshiggins
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    You need to show that you two have been together for awhile. Married at least 1 year. Then you will have to terminate the fathers parental rights: 1 year of no contact at all. Then you can file a stepparent adoption. It's rather difficult, I think you should wait the year of marriage and find an attorney.
    before you go there:

    has paternity even been legally established? Lack of contact may be irrelevant if there is no paternity established yet.

    but other than that: yes, almost guaranteed you need to be married and an attorney is a really good idea for adoptions.

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