Can the mother of a child let another man adopt her child with out the consent of the biological father?

Question

Can the mother of a child let another man adopt her child with out the consent of the biological father?

Answer 1

No.

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

if he is not on the birth certificate then yes but if he is then he would have to give up parental rights to the child first.  and if there was a paternity test done the he would have to sign over his rights that way too.

Answer 4

no not unless the bio-fathers parental rights have already been severed.

Answer 5

Only if she can prove abandoment and that he wants no future with the child - if he is paying support probably not.

Answer 6

If the father of the child has made no contact within a year in the form of mail child support or in person, than yes you can file abandonment on the father, you will have to proceed placing an add in the news paper for no less than 90 days to notify the natural father of th intent of adoption by the new father. I highly recommend you get an attorney this is a long process, Ive been part of 2 such cases 1 a friend where all partys are american.. 2 my uncle and the natural father was still in philliphines. both adoptions went through fine and all parties are still very happy with the out come. Good Luck

Answer 7

Why would you want to do that? No and if you go around him you could get in trouble. I understand their are alot of men that doesn't want anything to do with their children but then their are men like my son that does(he has been fighting in court for 2 years to get his son back after he was put up for adoption) and then their are mothers like you that want to go around them. Answer this how would you feel if the father was doing the same thing to you? If you have the father's consent it's cool but if he doesn't want to then he wants to be there for the child.

Answer 8

Well, If you divorsed him and got full custity of the child, then mabey... I doubt it though

Answer 9

No, consent must be given.

Answer 10

I seriously doubt it, unless you can't track him down anywhere.  Is he missing and out of the picture?

Answer 11

It depends on the situation.

We need more details.

But in most cases, legally, no... and in most cases, ethically, no.

Answer 12

No, by law a man can not adopt another mans biological child  without his consent but, if the bio father doesn't have any communication with the father or pay child support the child's mother can try to have the biological fathers parental rights terminated for abandonment and therefore the new man could adopt.

Answer 13

No as long as the biological father is still alive, he cannot adopt the baby.

Answer 14

My husband and I are going through this process as I type.  It is possible but only if you meet the criteria that has already been mentioned in several of your answers.  We are proving abandonment in order to proceed.  For all of you that think this is not ethical, do you think that it is ethical for these fathers to leave their children and only look back when it is convenient for them.