Lars & Sasha

Hi friends - Looking for some advice on completing the Stepparent Adoption paperwork in California. Anyone had any luck in CA? My wife and stepson are both from Russia. The bio dad gave up his parental rights in court in Russia and we have that court document and notarized translation. (1) On Form Adopt-200, should I use my wife and stepson's legal Russian Names, or legal US Names? My wife's Russian documents/court documents have her previous married last name, and my son has a patronym in his Russian documents but not US. (2) If bio dad has given up his parental rights via the Russian court system, do I still need to include his name as Birth Parent? If so, how do I address the question about signing consent? [Adopt-200 Form, #12] (3)How did you handle Investigation or Written Report? Did you choose someone or did you allow the court to do it? Thank you!

I provided all the requested documents that the online application demands: 3 years of tax statements Marriage Certificate Proof of my US Citizenship Joint Credit Card Statements Joint Bank Statements Deed to the House Wife's Divorce Decree and Translation from prior marriage Son's birth certificate and translation There is a section that says: "You can provide additional documents that support your application and help explain any of your responses on the application. If you want to provide additional evidence now, upload any documents below. You can also bring the documents to your naturalization interview." I didn't provide anything there, however, when I submit the application I get a yellow Alert and it says: "You should provide evidence. If you do not provide evidence, your application processing may be delayed." So...did you provide additional evidence, and if so, what did you provide? Thanks!