Step-Parent Adoption

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 When a parent remarries after the death of a former spouse or after a divorce, the new spouse may desire to formally adopt the child or children of their current spouse.  A step-parent may choose to formally adopt a spouse's child from a  prior relationship, but the natural parent must receive notice of the adoption proceeding.  The natural parent must consent to the adoption or else must be determined "unfit" before a step-parent adoption will be finalized.  A similar protocol applies when a child is born outside marriage, the birth parent later remarries, and the step-parent wants to adopt the child. 

What is a step-parent adoption?  A step-parent adoption is one in which a step-parent files a petition with the court to adopt his/her stepchild while the spouse/birth parent retains his or her custody and control of the child.

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