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Stepparent Adoption Helping People Move Forward with Their Life

Fort Walton Step-parent Adoption Attorney

Fighting for Your Rights

Stepparents often play a complicated role in their stepchildren’s lives. Though you may feel as though you are a genuine parent to this child, you are not considered as such in the eyes of the law. Therefore, many stepparents turn to adoption as a means of having legal rights over the child in question, though the state of Florida only allows this under specific circumstances. This is exactly why it is necessary you proceed with the counsel, care, and representation of a Fort Walton stepparent adoption lawyer with the required experience in these cases, such as ours at The Virga Law Firm, P.A.

The circumstances in which a stepparent can adopt their spouse’s child include the following:

  • The child’s birth parent is deceased
  • The child’s birth parent has abounded the child
  • The child’s birth parent has agreed to relinquish his or her parental rights
  • The child’s birth parent cannot be found

If any of the above are not the case in your situation, you will need to have the consent of the child’s birth parent before you are able to gain legal parental rights. Consent is also required while the parent is still paying child support or otherwise has some sort of relationship with the child. Therefore, unless his parent is willing to give up his or her rights, the courts must find a legitimate reason to remove these rights.

Contact Our Fort Walton Step-parent Adoption Lawyer Today

If you are a stepparent seeking to increase your role in your stepchild’s life, look no further than our Fort Walton stepparent adoption attorneys of The Virga Law Firm, P.A. We are well-versed in the complexities and challenges of stepparent adoption which is why you can rest assured you are in the right hands when you have us on your side. We will make sure what’s most important to you is prioritized throughout this process.

If you would like to reach our team, contact us by calling 800-822-5170 today. 

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