[kadas33]

Hello. We are going to court next week to finalize my husband's adoption of my daughter. She knows no other father other than him. I was wondering if anyone knows of any books or other resources that are available about stepparent adoptions. My daughter is 7 now and I want to tell her what's going on before we go to court. It's my hope that if she knows the truth from early on, it wont be as big of a deal later in life. I have searched my local library but have come up empty handed. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[qtkt2002]

HI I was wondering if you know how I can get started and the price of having my stepdad adopt me? I am 23 years old. My stepdad is my daddy. He's been in my life from day1. My real dad is just a "sperm doner" Can you help me in any way?

[kadas33]

Our adoption wasn't contested, so it made it cheaper and easier although we did have to track down the biological father. Overall, we spent about $1200 for the adoption. Of that cost, $385 was court filing fees. (We live in MO). We did have an attorney because I wanted everything to be legitimate and not leave any loopholes. I would expect that your adoption would be very easy and uncomplicated due to your age. However, I would still contact an adoption attorney just to make sure all of your I's are dotted and your T's are crossed. Good Luck!