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Old 10-10-2001, 06:55 PM
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I would like to adopt my wife's two children a girl 12 and a boy 6. I have been with my wife for 4 years, in the 4 years the biological father has only tried to make contact with the children twice. The problem is that we currently reside in Kansas City, MO. and the father lives in Iowa. I would like any advice on this situation.
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Mark,
I live in Iowa and it is to my understanding that if the father has made no contact with the children for at least one year then the adoption can go through without his consent. My husband and I are going through this right now except my daughter is 5 and her biological father has never had any contact with her and very seldom pays childsupport. Let me know if this helps.
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Originally Posted By jennifer

here is a web site that I found to be somewhat helpful, you may have already looked at it.
http://www.calib.com/naic/laws/lawsumm.htm
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