Stepparent Adoption

Stepparent adoption is the most common form of adoption in the U.S. Find resources and information about procedures, legal obligations, and requirements.

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Information & Resources

How to Adopt a Stepchild

The most common form of adoption is by a stepparent who assumes financial and legal responsibility for his/her spouse's child(ren), and the non-custodial parent is released of all parenting responsibilities. Here are simple steps for parents to follow to make the process go smoothly.... [more]

Stepparent Adoption: A Resource Book
A comprehensive ebook (in pdf format)that provides information on state laws, grandparent visitation, second parent adoption, and the impact on families and children, by Tim O'Hanlon, Ph.D.

Alternatives for Stepparents
This article from the UK explores alternatives of name change, guardianship, and conferring parental responsibility on a non-custodial parent. (May be slow to load.)

Legal Aspects of Stepparent Adoption
A clear-language how-to for stepparent adoption without an attorney, specific to Texas, but contains a lot of universally valid information.

Step Parent Adoptions
Most states have streamlined adoption procedures for stepparent adoption. Information and state law references from the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.

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