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    Default Can an Adult Terminate a Step-Fathers Parental Rights After Step-Parent Adoption

    My question involves adoption law for the State of: Kansas
    I've been searching for over a year now to find a way to "undo" a step-parent adoption. I was one of the children involved in being adopted by a step-father (at the time). Now that I'm well into my adult years, I've been seeking a way to get his name removed from my birth certificate and I've been told I need to have his right's terminated. As many other threads I've read, no one has been succesful in accomplishing getting a step-parent adoption "undone". Since I've had zero contact with the man who adopted me (for 20+ years), would it be possible to petition to court to involuntarily terminate his parental rights? Not only has he never paid any kind of child support since the day of the divorce from my mother, but there has never been any efforts made to maintain any kind of relationship. With this information, would it be possible to have his rights terminated so that I can have his name removed from my birth certificate? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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    Default Re: Involuntary Termination of a Step-Fathers Parental Rights After Step-Parent Adopt

    The only thing you can do is try to have another adult adopt you (in an adult adoption, obviously).

    The kicker is, your mother will no longer be your mother.

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    Default Re: Can an Adult Terminate a Step-Fathers Parental Rights After Step-Parent Adoption

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    My question involves adoption law for the State of: Kansas
    I've been searching for over a year now to find a way to "undo" a step-parent adoption. I was one of the children involved in being adopted by a step-father (at the time). Now that I'm well into my adult years, I've been seeking a way to get his name removed from my birth certificate and I've been told I need to have his right's terminated. As many other threads I've read, no one has been succesful in accomplishing getting a step-parent adoption "undone". Since I've had zero contact with the man who adopted me (for 20+ years), would it be possible to petition to court to involuntarily terminate his parental rights? Not only has he never paid any kind of child support since the day of the divorce from my mother, but there has never been any efforts made to maintain any kind of relationship. With this information, would it be possible to have his rights terminated so that I can have his name removed from my birth certificate? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
    Why does it matter who is on your birth certificate? You're an adult. You don't have to identify that person as your father or stepfather or anything if you don't want to. If someone asks about your dad "I don't have one" is a really easy answer.

    I don't understand why people worry about removing someone as a parent off their birth certificate. It doesn't mean anything by your adult life. Is there something legal you're trying to do and you need him off your birth certificate?

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    Default Re: Can an Adult Terminate a Step-Fathers Parental Rights After Step-Parent Adoption

    If you want a different last name, do a Name Change.

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    I feel the need to go into a few details, because it's alot more than just a name on a birth certificate. Even though I'm an adult, there are still "rights" that the step-parent has to me, my possesions, and even my children. If anything were to happen to me (untimely death) and my children needed to be taken in by family, there's a chance that they could be in the custody of the step-dad who adopted me (even though there's a one in a million chance of that happening). And due to his recent run in with the law (felony conviction of sodomy with a 14year old girl, and now a registered sex offender), maybe you can see why it's more important for me to be able to severe all legal ties with this person. And it matters ALOT (to me personally) of who is on my birth certificate. To still have this man's name on there as my "father", it disgusts me to see it. Knowing what kind of a person he is now, and his failures as a parental figure in my younger years of life, he doesn't deserve the right to still be legally named as my "father".

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    Default Re: Can an Adult Terminate a Step-Fathers Parental Rights After Step-Parent Adoption

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    I feel the need to go into a few details, because it's alot more than just a name on a birth certificate. Even though I'm an adult, there are still "rights" that the step-parent has to me, my possesions, and even my children. If anything were to happen to me (untimely death) and my children needed to be taken in by family, there's a chance that they could be in the custody of the step-dad who adopted me (even though there's a one in a million chance of that happening). And due to his recent run in with the law (felony conviction of sodomy with a 14year old girl, and now a registered sex offender), maybe you can see why it's more important for me to be able to severe all legal ties with this person. And it matters ALOT (to me personally) of who is on my birth certificate. To still have this man's name on there as my "father", it disgusts me to see it. Knowing what kind of a person he is now, and his failures as a parental figure in my younger years of life, he doesn't deserve the right to still be legally named as my "father".
    Um no. Just no.

    Where are your children's father? If something happened to you, he would be the first person they would go to and then if he is deceased or can't be located, they don't just hand kids over to family members. If he is a convicted sex offender I highly doubt they would place your children with him.

    You've been told how you have to do this. You have to have another adult adopt you but then your mother will no longer legally be your mother.

    You know how many people have shitty parents who they wish were not legally or biologically their parent? And listed on the birth certificate?

    I know people who have parents who are registered sex offenders or who have been absent. They just don't refer to them as their parent.

    Why is "rights" in quotes? I don't think you've even done a lot of research on this.

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    Default Re: Can an Adult Terminate a Step-Fathers Parental Rights After Step-Parent Adoption

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    Um no. Just no.

    Where are your children's father? If something happened to you, he would be the first person they would go to and then if he is deceased or can't be located, they don't just hand kids over to family members. If he is a convicted sex offender I highly doubt they would place your children with him.

    You've been told how you have to do this. You have to have another adult adopt you but then your mother will no longer legally be your mother.

    You know how many people have shitty parents who they wish were not legally or biologically their parent? And listed on the birth certificate?

    I know people who have parents who are registered sex offenders or who have been absent. They just don't refer to them as their parent.

    Why is "rights" in quotes? I don't think you've even done a lot of research on this.
    Ditto this.

    Goodness me.

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    Default Re: Can an Adult Terminate a Step-Fathers Parental Rights After Step-Parent Adoption

    You need legal help. Most of the "rights" you claim the step-parent have are easily extinguished with a will and other documents.

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