http://stepparent.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/adoption-anniversaries Covering stepparent adoption, step child adoption, non-custodial parents, consent, Terminating Parental Rights, behavioral and parenting issues relating to Stepparent Adoption. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:43:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://stepparent.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/adoption-anniversaries/comment-page-1#comment-205 booellis Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:15:19 +0000 http://stepparent-a.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/01/30/adoption-anniversaries#comment-205 I have a 13 year old step daughter and I am in the process of trying to adopt her. I have raised her since she was 2 almost3 years old. I have been married to her father for 10 years and together we have four children. I think that my step daughter (which I call my daughter and I do not single her out at all) thinks she's not wantd. This is because her bio mother calls her when she wants, dont call her on her b-days. etc. The last timr she seen her bio mother was xmas. The child is so confused and p.oed. at the world. She has called me mommy almost since the day she met me. The bad part is the bio mom lives in the same town as us, can't stop by can't call, nothing. Then when she does (this was Jan, before the last xmas that she seen her) she asked my husband if she could take her to the beach. ( 7pm, middle of Jan, and it was freezing out). We said no! Well needless to say she did it any way. I guess the reason I am trying to get to is how did you go about the step parent adoption? I don't know where to start. I know more than likely th bio will say no, but the child even wants her out of her life. I feel so bad for her just because when I was a kid I go ttreated the same way by my father, and my step dad wanted to adopt me (I wanted him to, I just didn't want my middle and last name Lee Lee) I didn't want to be picked on. So if you could give me any pointer it would be greatly appreciated, I know it veries state by state but I still don't know where to start. And wouldn't I be able to get her for abandonmet? Since bio mom hasn't seen her since xmas? Which was me calling her to say wouldn't you like to see our daughter-It's christmas for gods sake! So she finnally said ok I'll come get her. Oh and she's ordered to pay child support but she only pays when she wants, which is a mealsy 175.00 not much for a teenager! Any help would be so nice ThAanks and good luck, Happy Birthday Family!!!! I can't wait for our day! I have a 13 year old step daughter and I am in the process of trying to adopt her. I have raised her since she was 2 almost3 years old. I have been married to her father for 10 years and together we have four children. I think that my step daughter (which I call my daughter and I do not single her out at all) thinks she’s not wantd. This is because her bio mother calls her when she wants, dont call her on her b-days. etc. The last timr she seen her bio mother was xmas. The child is so confused and p.oed. at the world. She has called me mommy almost since the day she met me. The bad part is the bio mom lives in the same town as us, can’t stop by can’t call, nothing. Then when she does (this was Jan, before the last xmas that she seen her) she asked my husband if she could take her to the beach. ( 7pm, middle of Jan, and it was freezing out). We said no! Well needless to say she did it any way. I guess the reason I am trying to get to is how did you go about the step parent adoption? I don’t know where to start. I know more than likely th bio will say no, but the child even wants her out of her life. I feel so bad for her just because when I was a kid I go ttreated the same way by my father, and my step dad wanted to adopt me (I wanted him to, I just didn’t want my middle and last name Lee Lee) I didn’t want to be picked on. So if you could give me any pointer it would be greatly appreciated, I know it veries state by state but I still don’t know where to start. And wouldn’t I be able to get her for abandonmet? Since bio mom hasn’t seen her since xmas? Which was me calling her to say wouldn’t you like to see our daughter-It’s christmas for gods sake! So she finnally said ok I’ll come get her. Oh and she’s ordered to pay child support but she only pays when she wants, which is a mealsy 175.00 not much for a teenager! Any help would be so nice ThAanks and good luck, Happy Birthday Family!!!! I can’t wait for our day!

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