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My fiance and I are getting married in March....I would love to adopt her youngest daughter, the father is not on the birth certificate....he gave up his right to do this along with my fiance during pregnancy and refused to help her finacially during birth, not to mention there was some complications during birth and caused my fiance to claim bankruptcy due to medical costs....she did take him to court and there was a paternity test taken and came back positive as he was biological....she also took him to court for child support which she is receiving currently....he has mental and physical rights to see child every other weekend....twice a month....he pays over 1500 a month and he doesnt like it...however to be spiteful he would never give the child up....we dont think at least...she asked some time back however he became upset...not to mention she is fearful of him for threatening her several times before i was in the picture...with getting married soon and since i am raising this child...and she only goes to him 2x a month whcih she hated but now is bribed because he spends the weekend letting her stay with two other little children...not him.....we want first to have her last name change with her mothers....her last name currently is the last name of my fiances previous marriage.....however the child in question here....she was never married to her father...so the last name of the child is not his....and whats my right to adoption being on the birth certificate...and whats his right on the birth certificate and last name....we know he doesnt want the child having my last name....however it seems weird that he is fine with her last name being my fiances ex husband....help..