Anyone went through step kids adoption

[danver 15]

Hello all! Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Hope everyone is doing great.I need help to those who knew or have been to the process of adopting step kids. Hubby wants to adopt my kids. Biological father of my kids is deceased and we have the death certificate. What are the process involve and where , how to start? Lawyer is asking for $4000. Can we do it on our own by not hiring private adoption attorneys? Pls help. Here is my background. I came here on k1 visa and my kids through I 130 by my husband. To make the story short me and my two kids are now US citizens. What are the steps? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

Edited March 31, 2014 by danver

[Kolewenoik31 57]

Just wanted to say Praise God for the way you opened that post. More post should be opened that way! Now I will someone answer your question.

Edited March 31, 2014 by Kolewenoik31

[novedsac 355]

For California, check out this link:

http://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-adoption.htmFor

A step-parent adoption where the other biological parent is deceased is about as easy as it gets.

If you and/or your husband are moderately capable with forms and procedure then this should not be very difficult. Did you manage your immigration/naturalization paperwork without legal counsel? If so, then you'll be fine as this will be orders of magnitude simpler. Going to Court can be intimidating to some, but it's really a piece of cake and nothing to be fearful of at all.

[danver 15]

I am from Georgia and my kids Got their us citizenship with no legal issues since hubby is deceased, anybody from GA that had been through the same process?pls.help me.

L.

Thank you.

[danver 15]

Hello all! Greetings in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Hope everyone is doing great. Anyway I have some questions regarding step children adoption.

To make the story short I and my two kids ages 12 and 16 are now US Citizens. I came here in 2007 on a K1 visa and my kids were petitioned by my husband through I-130. All of us are now US citizens. Hubby wants to legally adopt my 2 kids. Biological father of my 2 kids is deceased. Here are my concerns:

1. Anyone know or have been through this same process?? Can anyone send a link for info on adopting stepkids in Georgia??

2.Can we just do it on our own? Lawyer is asking $3,000 for each child which we can not afford.

3 What are the steps/ where to get the forms.where do we start?? Anybody pls.?

4. How long would the process takes?

Pls. I would appreciate any info you can share.

[Ontarkie 13,917]

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[novedsac 355]

Hello all! Greetings in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Hope everyone is doing great. Anyway I have some questions regarding step children adoption.

To make the story short I and my two kids ages 12 and 16 are now US Citizens. I came here in 2007 on a K1 visa and my kids were petitioned by my husband through I-130. All of us are now US citizens. Hubby wants to legally adopt my 2 kids. Biological father of my 2 kids is deceased. Here are my concerns:

1. Anyone know or have been through this same process?? Can anyone send a link for info on adopting stepkids in Georgia??

2.Can we just do it on our own? Lawyer is asking $3,000 for each child which we can not afford.

3 What are the steps/ where to get the forms.where do we start?? Anybody pls.?

4. How long would the process takes?

Pls. I would appreciate any info you can share.

Like I noted above, when one parent is deceased, the process is a breeze. You do not have to worry about getting the permission from the other parent or having a Court strip the other's parent's parental rights or having to go through due diligence to locate the other parent.

In Georgia, you go to the Superior Court of the County you live in. The Clerk there will be able to give you the necessary forms, instructions and schedule of filing fees.

Like I noted to the previous poster, if you managed all your immigration paperwork without an attorney, then you'll have no problem with the adoption paperwork. Your situation is the easiest scenario there is. The waiting time involved is really waiting for a court date ... could be a few months, depending on the Court.

[danver 15]

Like I noted above, when one parent is deceased, the process is a breeze. You do not have to worry about getting the permission from the other parent or having a Court strip the other's parent's parental rights or having to go through due diligence to locate the other parent.

In Georgia, you go to the Superior Court of the County you live in. The Clerk there will be able to give you the necessary forms, instructions and schedule of filing fees.

Like I noted to the previous poster, if you managed all your immigration paperwork without an attorney, then you'll have no problem with the adoption paperwork. Your situation is the easiest scenario there is. The waiting time involved is really waiting for a court date ... could be a few months, depending on the Court.

hello there, thank you very much for your reply. I called 2 diffrent Superior Court houses of the county where I live and another superior court in another county and they both told me the same thing.." that they don't handle adoptions or have forms there,, I need to hire a private adoption lawyer".??

Before those phone calls I personally went to the court house in my county and they said the same thing.

I did all my immigration process from K1 to bringing my 3 kids here and have their citizenship by myself with no hassles at all. And with that being said I am positive I can do this adoption process by myself without paying thousands of $$$ to a private lawyer.

I just needed the forms where to get it and start it from there. Anybody who has the idea about this,,please I would appreciate your input.

Edited April 2, 2014 by danver

[danver 15]

Hello All,

Greetings in Jesus' Christ Name. Hope all is well. I posted few days ago here about stepkids adoption. I did not get enough reply so here I am again asking and hoping for some answers from those who have been through this process.

Anyone had adopted their wife's kids (stepkids adoption)? from the Philippines? What are the process" when where and how to start?? We can not afford the lawyer asking $4k each child.

Can we just do it on our own without a private lawyer?

Anyone who can share their stories will be appreciated. Pls.share any link of info for stepkids adoption in Georgia. Thank you very much.

[TBoneTX 43,061]

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[danver 15]

I apoligize though i did not mean to ignore or am not even aware of the warning. .sorry about duplicate thread,,i just though i post it in the wrong place reason why i did not get response.

[Hank_ 9,173]

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Not a Philippines topic... both children are U.S. citizens and living in the USA. This is a topic for adoption in the USA.

[Boiler 43,450]

Not a Philippines topic... both children are U.S. citizens and living in the USA. This is a topic for adoption in the USA.

Not a VJ topic either.

Have you asked at your Church?

[Hank_ 9,173]

Not a VJ topic either.

Have you asked at your Church?

Exactly ~

So it for sure doesn't need to be in the Philippines forum for sure.

Church?

[island_princess 2]

Hello all! Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Hope everyone is doing great.I need help to those who knew or have been to the process of adopting step kids. Hubby wants to adopt my kids. Biological father of my kids is deceased and we have the death certificate. What are the process involve and where , how to start? Lawyer is asking for $4000. Can we do it on our own by not hiring private adoption attorneys? Pls help. Here is my background. I came here on k1 visa and my kids through I 130 by my husband. To make the story short me and my two kids are now US citizens. What are the steps? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

We are also planning of doing a stepparent adoption this year. We are still in the middle of the process, and luckily Florida does not require a lawyer to process this. Check out your County's Clerk of Court website, and see if it has a 'Self Help Center'. Also, call the Family Law department. This is what I did and was advised to get the checklist of required forms from their office.

Edited April 4, 2014 by island_princess