My question involves adoption law for the State of: Illinois.
What is the easiest and cheapest way for my husband to adpot my daughter? Her bio is not on the birth certificate,has never paid child support and has pretty much never been in her life.
My question involves adoption law for the State of: Illinois.
What is the easiest and cheapest way for my husband to adpot my daughter? Her bio is not on the birth certificate,has never paid child support and has pretty much never been in her life.
The easiest way is to hire a lawyer to handle the process for you.
The cheapest way is to learn how to handle the adoption process yourselves, and work through the system without professional assistance. You can read the Illinois adoption statutes here. Step-parent adoption procedures are summarized here.
There is no "cheap way" that is also the "easiest way", and for most people the "cheapest way" is probably quite complex.
Thank you!!
Even without bio Dad's name on BC you may yet be required to seek him out. As noted your best way to pursue this is through an Attorney