Hi I am currently still married to my children's father. We will be getting a divorce. Just haven't had the money to file. He is behind $3019.00 in child support. Just law another job that they were beginning to garnish his wages. He has already been in contempt for not paying & we have a court date with DCFS in November. He sent me a text on Friday stating he wants to sign his rights over to my fiancé. And stated that he hasn't been the dad he was supposed to be & that my fiancé is better for them. My fiancé & I have been together for almost 2 yrs. He has been in my sons life since he was 1 (he will be 3 in Jan) & been in my daughter life since she was a month & a half (she will be 2 in dec). My ex & I agreed that I will drop all past due & any further child support with him signing over his rights. My ex has been in & out of my children's life since we split. Has only seen them for a few days at a time for a total of maybe 8-10 in 2 yrs if even that much. My fiancé has supported them, provided shelter clothing food etc. My question is what steps do I need to take (the cheapest) in order for this to take place. My fiancé is more than willing to adopt them. I will be filing for divorce once I get my taxes & can pay for it. But my fiancé & I didn't plan to marry until 2016 so we could save for a nice wedding. So do we need to be married in order for him to adopt if my ex is willing to sign over rights & allow my fiancé to adopt?? Do I need a lawyer or can this be something I can do on my own. I live in Louisiana & have searched for answers. But everything I've found is different. Please help with any information you can. Thank u for ur time.
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