My question involves name change laws in the State of: Wa
My sons biological father has stated that he wants to have nothing to do with our son after 8 years of visits, we want to present him with the right papers to relinquish his parental rights so my husband of 6 yrs can adopt my son. Do i need a lawyers just to get him to sign papers? Does he has to be present at court? I can get the papers off wa.courts.gov but not sure what other legalities are involved, i would prefer to do as much as possible myself without a lawyer. I have been told i will need a lawyer do continue on the adoption process but i would like to keep my sons biological father out of that part