chameleon4242
New Member
Hello and thanks in advance for any and all assistance. I am in the process of trying to adopt my step-daughter. The biological father left right before she was born and now lives in Mexico. He does/will not reply to any attempt to contact him. He has stated that he would agree to terminate his parental right, and then disappeared again. He has never paid child support and I have the paperwork through the courts showing this. I have heard from different sources that it can be as easy as publishing in the paper and as difficult as having to hire a PI. I know the usual answer is "hire a lawyer", but I really cant afford the fees for this. Does anyone know of a resource for step by step process in this situation? I would like to do this myself and want to make sure I don't miss anything. Thanks!