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Steps for Filing for adoption: File a petition to adopt. Provide notice of hearing. Obtain a termination of parental rights of the other biological parent. A County Attorney is not required to represent you in a termination proceeding. A home visit by a state-appointed official. Adoption hearing. Final order entered.

The fact that the biological father has not been named on the child's birth certificate will not prevent you from filing a petition for adoption, it just means that additional steps will be needed prior to terminating the child's biological father's parental rights.

No, at least in CA. The other parent must sign over their custodial rights before the child can be adopted. Talk to a lawyer to find out the laws in your state.

While signing the birth certificate, along with the mother, is one way to establish paternity by Presumption of Paternity – it can be rebutted in court with clear and convincing evidence.

In Arizona, a father who is not married to his child's mother has no legal right to the child until paternity has been established, either by agreement (affidavit between the parents) and a written agreement or a court order outlines the schedule and decision making ability of each parent.

Once an adoption is finalized, the adoptive parents and child will, like other families, not be subject to ongoing supervision by the courts. But with a guardianship, a California court will continue to oversee the guardian-child relationship to make sure the child's needs are being met via the guardianship.

In California, prospective parents must be at least 10 years older than the child they plan to adopt. An exception may be made if the adoptive parent is a stepparent, sibling, aunt, uncle or cousin of the child. Prospective parents must also complete a home study, including criminal background checks.

In California, hopeful parents must be at least 10 years older than the child they are adopting, with exceptions for stepparent or relative adoptions. All adoptive parents must complete a home study, including criminal background (fingerprint) checks, before they will be approved to adopt in California.

Prior to adopting or fostering in California, you must complete a pre-placement home study. Following the adoption, you will be required to complete a post-placement assessment. The home study is an assessment of prospective parents that evaluates your ability to provide a stable, nurturing home to a child.