Can you adopt stepchildren?

Question: My ex-husband is not the biological father but he is the only father my child knows. There is no father listed on the birth certificate. Is my ex-husband allowed to adopt my son?

Terminating parental rights so a stepparent can adopt?

Question: My stepdaughter’s biological father has never been in the picture. Is there a way we can terminate the biological father’s parental rights so that I can do a stepparent adoption?