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When a parent marries, they may wish for their children to be adopted by
their new spouse. This is called a "stepparent adoption." We can
help.
You can complete this without an agency by obtaining the forms from the
Court in your county: There are two steps to a simple stepparent adoption.
- Gaining the cooperation
of the child's other parent and preparing relinquishment of rights
papers for that parent
- Petitioning the Court for
the approval of the adoption
In some cases where the court has concerns or where the family needs
help contacting the other parent, you may wish to have an adoption agency
involved. Or, if you would like us to help you through the process, we
would be glad to help.
We understand that most families seeking a stepparent adoption are not
in a position to pay large fees. To help families seeking a stepparent
adoption, we have adjusted our fees so that families with low incomes only
pay half of our normal fee—the rest is supplemented by funds from our
Foundation. This fee will be much less than what an attorney normally
charges for similar work.
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