[mackiedoobuzz]

Hello! I was curious if anyone has had great sucess with an affidavit of due dilligence or notice by publication with serving a biological father that is unable to be found now. My husband would like to adopt my two youngest children, and we know their father last was somewhere in Oregon. We are now in Nevada, and an attorney suggested that we may need to get a PI to look for him. I have no address, or any last known addresses, since he kinda liked to jump from couch to couch at random bachelor friends' houses. He has always worked under the table, does not file taxes, and has nothing financed in his name anymore, and no utilities. Seriously, the last known address I could give is when he spent some time in the county jail in Oregon for a DUI over a year ago. I know if we did locate him that he would try and fight the adoption. He scares me and the children, and the children have reported alleged abuse from past visits. I am relieved that my children have been stable since he's been out of their lives, and are thriving. What does anyone else know about doing this without being able to locate the father? Amy advice is appreciated!

[jsimon]

I wish I had some advice for you but it sounds like you have it pretty much figured out. Good luck and keep us posted. Maybe someone else will have something to add.

[stepadoptionblog]

While the wait can be stressful to get through, the actual process was easy. The lawyer writes up the notice of intent to adopt and submits it to the paper. The add is run for usually thirty days, with about a week extra after the last printing of the add to give the respondant time to contact the courts. If no contact is received, the adoption can proceed as though the absentee parent has waived his or her right to contest the adoption.

You will need to ask you lawyer, or call the local court house to see if the add should be run in your county, or the county of his last known address, as each state is different.

Stepparent Adoption Blog

[momof6plus]

We had a similar situation with my ex living under the radar to hide from ch. supp. obligations. We had our attorney send a letter to his last known address and low and behold he finally made contact. He wanted to sign away his rights but wanted to erase all the ch. supp. debt too, so he jumped at the chance and finally made contact with us.

My attorney got him to sign off on the papers and told him he would not have to pay any "current" support if he did sign right away. But he would still owe back ch. supp. that was unpaid. He signed the papers and my hubby adopted my son. We have received less than $200 of the arreared supp. and that was over 6 years ago.