6 months is not a very long time when we are talking about to forever give up the rights to your child. In order for you to adopt her the other parent have to give up the parental rights or the court have to take them away. Then you have to apply for adoption. So you need to ask the other parent if they agree to adoption or you have to bring the case to court. Adoption is a permanent solution where the parent will have no right what so ever to the child and that includes if the adoptive parents would pass away. That is why I say 6 months is not a very long time for a big commitment as to give up a child permanently.
This will depend on many factors. If you already have a court order, then you will want to have it changed, in addition, it will depend on why the non-custodial parent has not contacted the child, and even the age of the child.
No.
If you are the custodial parent you can.
We received a letter from Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, titled Custodial Parent Non-IV-D Letter.What is this about? Since my husbands daughter from his first marriage is currently almost 19 not going to college but has a good job and not living here with us. Is this another matter such as a child from another woman ?
yes
need court approval.
No. State agencies are prohibited by law from releasing identifying information about either parent.
His daughter - probably. Her baby, no. see links below
for what?
Yes! Why would you want to keep that from the "custodial parent" anyway?
Yes
Unless visitation rights for the non-custodial parent were allowed in the divorce paperwork, the custodial parent is completely within their rights to deny the non-custodial parent visitation....however, the non-custodial parent may sue for visitation rights.