STEPPARENT OR

SECOND PARENT

ADOPTION

STEPPARENT ADOPTION 

Establishing legal parentage as a stepparent can be critical for a child's legal status, emotional well-being, financial security, and to equalize status among siblings raised in the same home.

We represent individuals navigating the legal requirements and effects of stepparent adoption.

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SECOND PARENT ADOPTION

Second Parent Adoption permits unmarried couples to adopt each other's children.  This process creates a legally recognized parent-child relationship between the second parent and the child without causing the first legal parent to lose their rights to the child.

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We assist individuals in establishing parental relationships with children in their care.  A second parent's legal status should reflect the value of their role in their children's lives.