Step Parent Adoption - California?

Question

We are in the process of a step parent adoption. I have a few questions for anyone that has been through it in los angeles county.

We have published a copy of the court hearing in the newspaper. The clerk at the court said SOMETIMES the judge terminates rights and finalizes the adoption right there? Has anyone had this happen?

Also, the court is asking us to send some form to the branches of the military. Does anyone know where to get this form online? I cant seem to find it.

thanks!

Answer 1

You're post is quite unclear.

Are you a step parent wishing to adopt your step child?

Whose rights did the clerk say a judge might/can terminate?

Adoptions always have a time frame as far as my experience goes, so I doubt a judge would terminate rights of a birth parent and finalize step parent adoption all at one moment in court.  

You need to be more specific of EXACTLY WHAT FORM the judge told you to send to the branches of the military.

It sounds like you're trying to adopt a step child whose birth parent is in the military and the judge wants to to send some form so the military can contact the birth parent and ask them if they are willing to give up parental rights.

How can we tell you where to get the form online?  You didn't tell us WHAT form!  You must have been give an exact form name and/or form number by the judge.  With that name/number you should have little trouble finding the form.

cw