What steps do we need to take?
My husbands ex girlfriend is pregnant, due in a month, and has no desire to be involved in the childs life. She originally wanted to abort, but decided to let us have custody instead. (Her other children have been removed from her custody and are cared for by other family members, there is no chance of her being granted custody even if she were to change her mind, which is extremely unlikely anyway)
She resides in California and we reside in Oregon.
She wants to deliver and hand over the child immediately, has no desire for any further contact and we do not want any support or future contact from her. What do we need from her at birth to ensure we are covered to A, take the child back to Oregon with us and B, allow for a future stepparent adoption?
The mother has a tendency to disappear for extended periods of time, so we really need to have all our ducks in a row before she checks out of the hospital.
My husbands ex girlfriend is pregnant, due in a month, and has no desire to be involved in the childs life. She originally wanted to abort, but decided to let us have custody instead. (Her other children have been removed from her custody and are cared for by other family members, there is no chance of her being granted custody even if she were to change her mind, which is extremely unlikely anyway)
She resides in California and we reside in Oregon.
She wants to deliver and hand over the child immediately, has no desire for any further contact and we do not want any support or future contact from her. What do we need from her at birth to ensure we are covered to A, take the child back to Oregon with us and B, allow for a future stepparent adoption?
The mother has a tendency to disappear for extended periods of time, so we really need to have all our ducks in a row before she checks out of the hospital.