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    Default Step-Parent Adoption vs. Termination of Parental Rights

    My question involves adoption law for the State of: VA

    is there a difference between myself signing my rights over or doing a step parent adopton to step father(legal father)? Mother taking me to court and said signing rights over I will never have a say but step parent adoption will still bang me with child support. I thought when I terminate my rights, he adopts child and then HE is on the hook

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    Default Re: Step-Parent Adoption vs. Termination of Parental Rights

    In your state, a voluntary TPR cannot occur outside of a stepparent adoption.

    This means that the new father will be legally responsible for the child.

    You will no longer have a child.

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    Default Re: Step-Parent Adoption vs. Termination of Parental Rights

    that is what I thought but mother said she called court house and said they are 2 different things. how do you come about one? contact court house, tell them when your support court date is (1st one) and let them know then that both parties agree on that? or wait til court happens?

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    Default Re: Step-Parent Adoption vs. Termination of Parental Rights

    It has to go through court.

    Mom and prospective Dad file the correct motion, you are served, and you respond with your agreement.

    (Or, there might be a way for you to submit your agreement all at once).

    But frankly this is why y'all need an attorney. Even a voluntary stepparent adoption isn't a do-it-yourself project.

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    Default Re: Step-Parent Adoption vs. Termination of Parental Rights

    mom gave me the number todayto juvenile services and told me to call and tell them what I wanted and that I had to file... so I tell her that her and her husband need to file first?

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    Default Re: Step-Parent Adoption vs. Termination of Parental Rights

    Seriously. ATTORNEY.

    You don't seem to know (between the three of you) what you're doing. We can't walk you through it step by step.

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