Hi there, I live in Florida with my fiancé, my daughter from a prev. relationship, and by daughter with my fiancé. My oldest is 7 and does not know her bio dad. He has been in prison since I found out I was pregnant and has had no part of her life. My fiancé would like to adopt her but we fear a little reluctance from her bio dad. Since her bio dad has not signed her birth certificate is it possible for my fiancé to sign the birth certificate legally without going through the adoption process? My daughter only knows my fiancé as her father and I would like to keep it this way for her own protection. If we do go through with him signing the birth certificate and a name change can the bio dad dispute it? Thanks for any help you can give.

