Step Parents Adopting: Older Child

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Can a Step Parent Adoption Be Reversed?

N.P. asks from Minneapolis

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but I promised my daughter I'd look into it. When I got remarried, my husband adopted my daughter who was 8 at that time...

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Can a Step-parent Adoption Be Reversed?

A.A. asks from Jackson

Okay, kinda complicated. My boyfriend adopted his ex wife's son 6 years ago and they got a divorce and he is paying child support for him and getting standard visitat...

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Form Step Parent Bond with Child

L.R. asks from Tampa

I met my husband 3 years ago and he was a single parent to Jeffrey who was 5 at the time. My husband was quickly introduced to single parenthood when Jeffrey's mom p...

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My Adopted 6 Year Old Says I Am Not His Real Mom.

M.S. asks from Salt Lake City

My 6 year old son has been talked to over the last several years that he was adopted. The latest is he has accepted it and is now telling his friend I am not his real...

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Need Inexpensive or Free Counseling for a 6 Year Old with No Insurance

N.A. asks from Dallas

Hello moms! I am seeking help. My husband I have two children of our own, ages 4 and 1, and we have his nephews staying with us now, ages 6 and 3. As you can imagi...

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Should We Let Our Daughter Be in the Court Room?

C.R. asks from Kansas City

On February 21, 2008 we are going to court to finalize the step parent adoption of my seven year old daughter. She knows that her last name is going to become the sam...

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Husband (Step-dad) Adopting My Daughter

C.J. asks from Detroit

My husband and I have been married since October of 2009. He is wanting to adopt my 7 y.o. daughter. We are trying to figure out the process and cost of the adoptio...

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If You Have Adopted a Child, Pls Give Your Opinion or Share Your Experience

M.M. asks from Pittsburgh

This is a question for someone who has adopted a child. I have an only child who is 6, he is the light of our lives, I never intended to have more than one. One was...

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Telling a Child Your Not His Biological Parent

S.K. asks from Denver

My husband and I have been together since his son was 3 years old. He is my son, and always will be, he only knows me as his mother and has no clue that there is ano...

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Am I a Bad Parent?

M.U. asks from Rockford

I have a 7 year old step son who is defiant and showing alot of problem signs. My husband and I just got married and right away we got custody of his 7 year old son...