Can my husband sign the voluntary act of paternity and the birth certificate of my daughter from a previous...

relationship. My daughter is 16 months old and her biological father didnt sign the birth certificate or the voluntary act of paternity. He lives in AZ now and he know she is his baby and he knows that I want my husband to be her dad. I have turned the biological father into public aid. I also gave them his ss# that he uses. (He is illegal. I dont want to have to go thru all the adoption proceedings if i dont have to and I want to know what I can do.

What if he signs it can we get in trouble? Can he sign it? Like I said I live in IL what do you think? Please help. Thank you.

TO: Sgtsnufu2- You dont even know me. YES he is the father and Yes i am a church going christian. I am married and my husband is going to adopt her no matter what. As for him signing the birth certificate, he came to the hospital and he was suppose to come back that evening and the next day he came back with a hickey on his neck so i had him kicked out. I didnt want him to have anything to do with her. He treated me like crap and abused me physically and emotionally. This has nothing to do with me and welfare. That was really rude of you and i asked for answers not opinions. As for my ex he has got 3 girls pregnant in AZ and 1 girl other than me in IL. He is a loser and that is why I left him. I suggest you not talk your opinions untill you get the facts first.

ADOPTION LAW IN ILLINOIS
Adoptions in Illinois are governed by the Illinois Adoption Act. The Act covers all types of adoptions, including related adoptions (where one of the adoptive parents is related to the child by blood or marriage), nonrelated adoptions (where neither parent is related to the child being adopted), agency adoptions (adoptions made through state-licensed adoption agencies), and nonagency adoptions (adoptions made without the aid of an adoption agency). No matter what kind of adoption you are considering, the adoption proceeding requires a Petition for Adoption to be filed with and approved by an Illinois court. Paying someone to place a child for adoption is illegal in Illinois.

Illinois law applies whenever an adoption is to be finalized in Illinois. To be eligible to adopt a child, you must have lived in Illinois for at least six months before starting the adoption proceedings, be over 18 years of age, and not be under any other legal disability. If you are married, your spouse has to join you in the adoption proceeding. However, there is no rule that you must be married to adopt, or that same-sex partners cannot adopt children.

The adoption process is very involved, as you would expect for something so important. After the Petition for Adoption is filed, the parents seeking to adopt the child are thoroughly investigated. The court's representatives or state agencies will visit the adoptive parents' home to see that it is a fit environment for the child. This review, called a "home study," is required for almost every adoption and is quite thorough. In addition to having the home environment checked out, the adoptive parents have to provide a great deal of documentation, including their birth and marriage certificates, income tax returns, letters of recommendation, and personal references. Where the adoption is for a nonrelated child, a criminal background check is done on the adoptive parents.

In addition to considering the fitness of the adoptive parents, the child's birth parents usually are involved. Because many children are adopted only after their birth parents consent to give them up for adoption, a consent to adopt must be obtained, or the validity of a consent already given may have to be reviewed. The child's birth parents often are actively involved in finding suitable adoptive parents for the child. This involvement, called an "open adoption," can consist of anything from an exchange of letters and pictures to participation in the home study. Only after all of this information has been gathered and reviewed by the court is the adoption approved. In the best of cases, an adoption can take six months; in many cases, it will take longer.

Once a child is adopted, the records relating to the adoption are confidential and access to the documents usually requires a court order. However, the birth parents may consent to allow the adopted child access to information about themselves. Recent amendments to the Act allow adopted children the right to obtain certain information regarding his or her birth parents in all cases where it may be necessary to determine if he or she might be subject to a genetically based medical problem.

i dont think u can my neighbors did that.. they didnt get in any trouble, yo u might want to go to court or somehting just to make sure


hope i helped

proley didnt tho

My daughter's father isn't on her birth certificate either. He hasn't established paternity nor does he want too. If your husband wants to voluntarily sign an acknowledgment of paternity, it is legal. It is a quicker way to "adopt" a child without going through the whole adoption process. As long as the child's father hasn't established paternity. It would be wise for you to say (if a conflict should occur) that you didn't know who the father of the child was. Good luck in whatever you decide. I know exactly how you feel-I am in the same situation. (only I am now divorcing my husband)

I would find a lawyer in Family law and see if he can at least give you a consultation. Or see if any of your friends know a lawyer..that's the best way to find this info out.

You're going to be a great mother, getting knocked up by an illegal alien who won't even sign the birth certificate (my guess is that was so YOU could collect welfare). Are you even sure he is the father? But the good news is, now that you've identified him as the father of an American citizen, he will probably be allowed to stay in the country, so now he can sue you for custody. He might have a good case too, especially if the state goes after you for falsifying a vital record to commit welfare fraud. But, I'm sure you're a good church going christian.