Sentences with phrase «other birth parent consents»

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For any adoption to be legal, the birth parents must consent to the adoption (unless parental rights have been legally terminated for some other reason, such as unfitness).

Even after the birth parents have given their consent and the child has been placed in the adoptive home, many states allow birth parents to revoke their consent within a specified period of time — in other words, to change their minds about the adoption.

If the other birth parent refuses to consent, the adoption will not be allowed unless that parent's, or in the case of a relative adoption, both parents rights are terminated for some other reason — abandonment, unfitness, or failure to support the child, for example.

One primary issue is that it may be difficult to obtain the other birth parent's consent to the adoption or in the case of a relative adoption, both parents need to consent.

If the other birth parent can not be found or if he or she refuses to consent to the adoption, there is more paperwork to do and the adoptive parents may need an attorney.

Prohibits a court from increasing contact between an adopted child and siblings, birth parents, or other relatives without the consent of the adoptive parents;

If the stepparent consents to adopting his or her spouse's child, and if the other birth parent has abandoned the child for a period of one year or more or the other birth parent has failed without cause to provide reasonable support for such child for a period of one year or more, an adoption can occur in a relatively short amount of time — sometimes less than two months from service of the adoption petition.

Perhaps the most challenging part involved in a stepparent adoption is securing the consent of the other birth parent.

Should the other birth parent deny consent, then the adoption can not push through unless the parental rights of the other parent are terminated for some valid reason, such as failure to support the child or abandonment.

In case of refusal by the other birth parent to give consent, or if the other parent is nowhere to be found, there are still ways to carry on with the stepparent adoption.

You can still proceed with a stepparent adoption without the other birth parent's consent if you have enough evidence that shows that the absent parent has abandoned the child or has not made any effort to contact the child or execute any parental rights.