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    Default Re: New Husband Adopting Chid When Bio Dad Never Signed Paternity Papers

    No, there was not. He never pressed for it and neither did/have I. He doesn't ask about visitation other than mentioning once that he planned to come see her (but that was 6 months ago and he hasn't made any plans). My husband and I support my daughter and he pays her insurance. I was trying to keep things clean. I don't want anything from him. I'd just like my daughter to be able to have my husband's name and ideally for him to be able to adopt her someday.

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    Default Re: New Husband Adopting Chid When Bio Dad Never Signed Paternity Papers

    My understanding is that if he is nowhere on the birth certificate, paternity was never established, and there is no legal paperwork naming him as the father, you could go forward with at least a name change. But, if you were to attempt to go forward with the adoption, they would ask you to produce names of possible fathers, and even if you were successful with the adoption, he could come back later and stir up a whole ton of trouble. Your best bet is to establish paternity and then ask him to relinqush his rights so that there is no chance of him coming back later. Of course, you could inform him that if he doesnt relinquish his rights in writing, that you are going to take him to court, thus "outing" his big secret. That may be ammo enough for you right there.

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    Default Re: New Husband Adopting Chid When Bio Dad Never Signed Paternity Papers

    When I told her bio dad that I was getting married, he said that he wouldn't allow her to have my husband's name and that he is her father...
    This is a red flag that you need to deal with now. You can either go into denial about this and have it possibly come back to bite you later or you deal with this head on the way it should be.

    Consult with an attorney. Get the legal ball rolling to establish who the father is and ensure he is ordered to pay support and establish each others rights and responsibilities in this matter. If he really does not want to be involved, he may reconsider his position on allowing adoption when faced with the prospect of 18 years of child support payments.

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