In order to have a non-biological parent adopt my children, what do the biological parents have to do?
A. In most cases, if the child’s biological parent is on his or her birth certificate, that parent will have to sign over his or her rights to the child in order for the child to be adopted. However, if the biological parent has been gone from the child’s life for a certain amount of time, it is possible to file abandonment. In cases of abandonment, the parent need not sign over custody as it will typically be taken from them by the court.
