Grandparent adoption
- Thread Starter MN2TX
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No...It's her decision to place her child with whom she feels comfortable with. I assume the father of the child is in agreement with her?
army judge
Super Moderator
Is the woman a stepdaughter to one of you, or both of you?
How old is the child?
It is unusual to "put" a child up for adoption, like I do my "cattle" for sale at auction.
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Zigner
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It's not your child - not your decision.
Edit: To be clear, this isn't a situation where you can "call dibs" on the child.
Edit: To be clear, this isn't a situation where you can "call dibs" on the child.
zddoodah
Well-Known Member
Since this is your stepdaughter, it's not your grandchild (regardless of whether you think of the grandchild as "yours").
Query whether the grandchild's father's paternity was ever established or whether he was notified of your stepdaughter's intention. That will be a necessary part of the process.
You have lots of rights, but you have no rights regarding your stepdaughter's child.
Have you and your spouse spoken with your stepdaughter and expressed your interest in adopting the child?
No - and you're a stepmother so you have zero rights either way. But you do not have rights to HER child. Only she and whoever the sperm donor is once he establishes his parental rights.
