AboutPeter C. Winkler, CSW Expertise I have experience with adoption subsidy, the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and variety of other adoption related matters. I hope that I can be helpful to those who are considering adoption or would like to adopt a child.
Experience I am a social worker with an MSW and I have over thirty years of experience in family and children's services. I have worked as Director of adoption services and of the Interstate Compact in a large state agency. I have also provided direct services to children and families in a preventive services program. I currently prepare adoption studies for those who are adopting domestically or internationally.
Expert: Peter C. Winkler, CSW Date: 3/13/2008 Subject: Can my boyfriend adopt my child?
Question we're from Florida. my child is 9 yrs old, the biological father is not in the birth certificate, in fact he sent me a notarized letter from NY giving up his parental rights when my daughter was 4. My boyfriend and I live together and have been for 7 yrs. bottom line he is the father and he wants to make it official.
Answer Dear Sylvia-
In order to get an accurate answer to your question, you would need to contact a local lawyer who does adoptions or the local court that does them. The answer to your question will probably differ depending on where you live. Adoption laws vary from statew to state and some judges are more flexible than others in interpreting the law. Based on my experience, I think that it is unlikely that most courts would entertain an adoption petition from an unmarried partner.
