Do you need permission from the biological father for adoption to take place?

Question

Children do not have surname or contact, and mother never married him.

Answer 1

Depends on the state. Texas just passed the law where you don't have to tell him. However, I still would because you never know what could legally happen in a situation like that. Judges do crazy things. Our judge gave our son's father an extra 30 days to contest the adoption AFTER he terminated his rights. It made absolutely no sense. Judges can do some crazy things. Morally, it's probably a good idea. If he is not a good person (druggie, abusive, etc..) a judge most likely won't give him custody anyways.

ETA - Some people are giving you really bad advice. You ABSOLUTELY need to find out what your state legally requires. People who are telling you no have no idea what they are talking about! IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE STATE YOU LIVE IN. If you follow the advice of the people on here who are telling you no, then you could be setting yourself and the adoptive family up for a world of problems and pain.

If you pretend like you don't know who the father is but you actually do, IT WILL COME OUT. That's what happened to my son's first mom. She gave the adoption agency the name of a man who didn't exist. About 2 weeks before we were supposed to formally adopt our son, people who knew who the birth father was started to threaten her. They started threatening the adoption as well. She finally told the agency the actuall father's name. It ended up taking us 3 more months to be able to formally adopt him. Within these three months a whole lot of other problems arose as well. EVERYTHING STARTED GOING DOWN HILL BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT HONEST ABOUT THE BIRTH FATHER.

I'm sure there are friends and family out there who know who you have dated recently and maybe even who you have had s*x with. When you start showing your pregnancy, the truth will come out. Just like it did for my son's first mom.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE find out what your state requires and do legally what you need to do. Don't lie!!! Trust me, the truth will find you. You and the adoptive couple you choose could lose your child forever! Be honest!

ETA - If your the one adopting the children, then just apply my advice to the first mom.

Answer 2

legally, yes.

however, many agencies are clever about getting around it by suggesting to the young woman that she should state: 1) she doesn't know who the father is, 2) the father is abusive, 3) the father in incarcerated, 4) the father is married to another woman and wishes to have no dealings with the child, 4) and on and on...

and many young women, sorry to say, lie about the identity of the father just to expedite the adoption, or because doesn't want him involved for some reason or another. although i support a woman's reproductive choice, i do think that the father should be involved in the adoption.

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and if the fdad does give a S**t, he's told about how he could go to jail if he defaults on $.01 of child-support;  and how he'll grow to resent the mom and baby because he'll miss out on college and youth and have to work 3-4 jobs just to buy diapers...

so. yes, legally they have to inform the fdad.  yet, many adoption agencies are very slick at either scaring the h**l out of him; or demonizing him.  

basically, fathers are the antithesis of successful adoption. and his presence is merely an annoyance, especially if he's ambivalent about the adoption.

Answer 3

Consider if the situation were reversed, and the father had custody and wanted his new wife to adopt.  Would you want to be able to give your permission?

My guess is probably you would.

Answer 4

I would go & ask ctizens advice.Good Luck

Answer 5

yes dont you think the father has a right any way

Answer 6

yes you do speak to children's services (social care)

Answer 7

yea if hes on the birth certifate if not no u dont she can just say the father is unknown

Answer 8

Only if you want to sleep at night.

Answer 9

Yes you do the adoption agency will contact him.

Answer 10

Yes you do.

Answer 11

yes you do because i was wanting my new husband to adopt my son from previous relationship,and you need written consent from the biological parent.

Answer 12

Yes and no.

In reality, a bio father does need to give his permission for a legal adoption to occur.  However, if the birth mother claims that she does not know who the father is or has not had contact with him for a certain amount of time, there are ways to still create an adoption plan.  A lawyer or state social worker would know the legal ways to terminate parental rights without knowing who the bio father is.

Answer 13

Is he named on birth certificate?

then absolutely

Answer 14

in the uk if she was never married to the father then technically no she doesnt.  however, social services will try and contact him anyway as they still believe he has the right to know.  if they also cannot get in touch with him then this will be in their court report.  even if thisa happens they still might not make an adoption order if they dont think it is necessarily in the childs best interest.  they may however make a parental responsibility order, giving the stepfather parental rights and responsibilities.  however unlike an adoption order this can still be revoked at a later date if the biological father wants contact.  would strongly recommend getting legal advice as this is a very complicated area.

Answer 15

Morally, absolutely!! Legally, I woudl think yes you would as well.

Answer 16

yes. With one of our adoptions that fell thru the birthfather was in jail for 25 yrs to life and wouldn't sign his rights away.  We were told it would be hard but there was a good chance we MIGHT be able to involuntarily terminate his rights.  The birthmother changed her mind because the birthfather was threatening to have her declared as an unfit mother and take all of her children away.  So yes, its pretty important that the biological father signs his rights away too.  GL

In Wisconsin.

Answer 17

If you are in the UK:

Is he named on the birth certificate? Is he paying child support?

If answer to both is "no" then theoretically you can just say "father unknown" and leave him out of the equation.

Take legal advice, rather than asking vague woolly questions of a bunch of strangers. Most solicitors will give a 30min consultation free. Take the mother with you and make sure that between you you know the answers to all the obvious questions (the ones above, plus where is bio father, etc)

Answer 18

Yes, I believe all states require this.

Answer 19

yes if the father is named on the birth certificate

Answer 20

100% Yes!

Answer 21

if you have a conscience you should give him the chance to bring up his child or maybe his mother,the child has the right to it's real father it's not your choice really think of the child unless he was a rapist or some kind of monster,

Answer 22

It should be required. Why are father's rights ignored.

Answer 23

I think that if his name is down on the birth certificate as the father then permission is needed. If he cant be found or refuses it can go to family court and the judge will decide what is best for the children

Answer 24

They assume consent when they can't contact him, or he is contacted and doesn't care.

Answer 25

This is not a simple Yes or No question. I am going through adoption myself right now and this is a question my husband and I had. If the father is known but doesn't come forward, the state/courts can terminate the father's rights after they or the mother have put a legal notice out stating he has until a certin deadline to come forward and claim said child or his rights will be reliquinshed automatically. I hope this helps.

Answer 26

in Britain if the father is not an active part in the childs life or on the birth certificate then no you do not

Answer 27

Yes he has to relinquish rights

Answer 28

absolutely! He still has rights even though he's not around!

Answer 29

yes u do

Answer 30

Here is a link to some adoption information. It is all totally free for the birth mom AND dad.  They will be able to answer any questions you may have.

http://www.providentliving.org/ses/birth...

You can Call Toll Free at

1–800–537–2229

Answer 31

It varies by state.  The folks who are handling the legal side of the adoption are the best ones to ask.  Morally, he should give permission.  If the father is listed on the birth certificate, it makes things much more difficult regardless of the state law.  It is always best (on both the adoptive and birth parent side) to make sure the birth father is aware of the pregnancy and legally terminates his rights.  Many states also allow an unmarried father to terminate his rights BEFORE the baby is born (birth mothers can not sign a legally enforceable agreement before the baby comes).