My question involves adoption law for the State of: Michigan
I will be getting married in about a year and my fiancé and I are discussing step-parent adoption. I'm trying to get an idea of what process I would need to follow and any opinions on what should be done. (Will of course be using an attorney when the time comes).
The biggest issue that I'm looking for input on is the termination of the bio-dad's parental rights. If I knew where he was that wouldn't be a problem - he would voluntarily terminate. I have no idea what state he is in and his phone number is no longer working. I'm in regular contact with the majority of his family and they haven't heard from him in over six months. This is par for the course. He has had zero contact with the boys in 4.5 years (hasn't met the youngest). There is no child support order. I am not on state assistance of any kind. His address for the divorce proceedings was in Oklahoma (2010) and he has since bounced between multiple states. He was in Michigan at the end of 2013 but we don't think he is in the state any longer.
I know he will need to be served with papers regarding the termination and have a chance to appeal but how do I even go about serving him? Any ideas/opinions would be appreciated.
Thank you.

