Category: Adoption

28Mar2017

Adult Adoption Lawyer

What is adult adoption?  When one person who is an adult adopts another adult (note that the adopting parent is required to be at least ten years older than the person being adopted). Do you need to get consent for an adult adoption from birth parents?  No.  The beauty...
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27Mar2017

How to Adopt an Adult in California- Los Angeles

How to Adopt an Adult in California You can adopt an adult in California and establish a legal parent-child relationship if the following requirements are met: The adopting parent must be at least ten years older than the person they are adopting. If...
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12Jan2016

Stepparent Adoption in Los Angeles County

Adoption establishes a legal parent-child relationship when the adoption parent is not the child’s biological mother or father.  Once an adoption takes place, the adopting mother and/or father have all the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent-child relationship as natural birth parents would have. An adoptive parent can...
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7Dec2015

Can an Adult be Adopted in California?

Can an Adult be Adopted in California? California Family Code Section 9300 et seq. states that “an adult may be adopted by another adult, including a stepparent.”  Even a married minor may be adopted in the same manner as an adult under this Family Code Section. Los Angeles adult adoptions...
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20Nov2015

Adult Adoption Lawyer Lovette T. Mioni

Adult Adoption Lawyer Lovette T. Mioni With my assistance, an adult adoption in Los Angeles County does not have to be a difficult or lengthy process. How it works: After setting up an initial in person or over the phone meeting, I gather the information necessary to complete the pleadings...
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