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[quote=Anonymous]OP, No you do not risk of having your son taken away. But if his father asserted his parental rights, that could make an adoption impossible -- at least that is how I, a non-lawyer, understand the law. And if he did, he could get visitation -- even with his criminal record, the court might make it supervised. Do you and your husband understand the scope of parental rights? And the complexities of dealing with two states, whose laws are not perfectly parallel? (WA and VA, correct?) The reality is that without a lawyer you might not get the outcome you desire. I am still not following how a man who wants to adopt his stepchild cannot see the wisdom of that. How does he not see the risk of a two-state parental rights challenge with a man with a criminal record like that? Absent adoption, what would happen if something happened to you? Has an estate attorney explained that? Or are you and DH operating on a DIY basis there as well? [/quote]
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