California Stepparent Adoption Attorneys | Vacaville
Choosing to Love a Child as Your Own
At Hubbard, Unger & Urquhart, we provide legal counsel and representation to assist biological parents and would-be adoptive parents with all matters involved in stepparent adoption, including paternity actions and the termination of parental relationships. We also assist grandparents seeking to obtain permanent legal custody of their grandchildren through grandparent adoption.
If you have questions or concerns about stepparent adoption in California, please contact our law offices in Vacaville. Our lawyers have been serving individuals and families in Solano County and the neighboring region for more than 30 years.
Knowledgeable, Compassionate, Cost Effective
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Choosing to love and care for a child as your own and formalizing the relationship through stepparent adoption is a relatively simple process, if all parties agree. But regardless of whether you and your spouse expect that your stepparent adoption case will be straightforward or complicated, it is important that you seek legal advice from an attorney who is experienced in child custody and adoption.
At Hubbard, Unger & Urquhart, we can advise you of your legal rights and responsibilities as an adopting parent and make sure that all the documents required for the adoption of your step child or step children are valid and legally enforceable.
To proceed with stepparent adoption, the non-custodial birth parent must consent to the adoption and agree to have his or her parental rights terminated by the family court. If the non-custodial birth parent is unwilling to consent to the adoption, or is absent or deceased, legal action must be taken to terminate his or her parental rights.
Another important part of the process is the stepparent adoption assessment, which in California is performed by the Department of Child and Family Services. This involves a great deal of paper work and interviews with both the custodial parent and his or her spouse.
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To learn more about stepparent adoption and what our experienced adoption attorneys can do to smooth your way through the process, please contact Hubbard, Unger & Urquhart by phone or e-mail today. We will be happy to help you.
