My daughter wants to be adopted can anybody help with some my questions
By limosonia1
@limosonia1 (1559)
United States
January 28, 2007 10:47pm CST
My daughter wants my husband to adopt her. I am unsure if he can because of her father. She hates him and he has assulted her several times but nobody will listen to her. They keep telling her that it is a boundry issue and she is tired of it and tired of being afraid of him. She isn't a baby she is 13 and very smart for her age. My husband and I would both do it in a heartbeat since we want to protect her. She has been in counseling for over a year now. To work out the issues and still hates her father. My question is does she have a right to choose or will this be a futile battle for her. She doesn't need any more pain in her life. We have told her that we would look into it and that my husband is willing. Were we wrong to tell her that? Thanks in advance for any advice.
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@blogyourself (1577)
• United States
29 Jan 07
I'm not positive about this, but I think your husband would either have to give up his parental rights or the court would have to terminate. She can't just suddenly decide that someone else is going to be her Dad by law now. She would have to take her real Dad to court and be emancipated from him or something. So, unless the court finds him unfit or he just willingly signs off on custody, I don't think it is possible.
@limosonia1 (1559)
• United States
29 Jan 07
That is my fear that he will not allow it and be heart broken for 5 years she has called my husband dad and her father by his first name. I know she has wanted this for awhile because her brother brought it up to me but I never approached her about it. Her father has given up our son and not for adoption he just no longer wants to see him. I always asked myself why and it is also why I believe my daughter in her accusation towards him.
