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Hello All, It's been a while for me to post back here.

 

My Filipina wife and I have been happily married here in the U.S. now for four years and we just renewed the then year green card (removal of conditions). My wife's daughter is an illegitimate child living with us but is stuck with her Filipino biological fathers surname. I am filing for legal stepparent adoption here in California because she wants her last name the same as her new sibling and her mother. 

 

We have no idea where or how to get a hold of the biological father to advise him of the filing for adoption. He has pretty much disappeared off the planet. 

 

In California, you must show that you viably tried to make contact with the biological father before the court will grant the adoption and name change. Has anyone used any sort of documentation to show the court they have tried the same events that I am trying to show? 

 

Salamat in advance 

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2 minutes ago, SoCalMark said:

Hello All, It's been a while for me to post back here.

 

My Filipina wife and I have been happily married here in the U.S. now for four years and we just renewed the then year green card (removal of conditions). My wife's daughter is an illegitimate child living with us but is stuck with her Filipino biological fathers surname. I am filing for legal stepparent adoption here in California because she wants her last name the same as her new sibling and her mother. 

 

We have no idea where or how to get a hold of the biological father to advise him of the filing for adoption. He has pretty much disappeared off the planet. 

 

In California, you must show that you viably tried to make contact with the biological father before the court will grant the adoption and name change. Has anyone used any sort of documentation to show the court they have tried the same events that I am trying to show? 

 

Salamat in advance 

I have not gone through what you are attempting to do but if you were to put a small newspaper add in the local paper for a week I think that should be suffice but if you are using a lawyer it might be best to ask them. Good luck.

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The father of an illegitimate child has no parental rights in the Philippines regardless of the child's surname. Your adoption attorney should be aware

 

 

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33 minutes ago, SoCalMark said:

Hello All, It's been a while for me to post back here.

 

My Filipina wife and I have been happily married here in the U.S. now for four years and we just renewed the then year green card (removal of conditions). My wife's daughter is an illegitimate child living with us but is stuck with her Filipino biological fathers surname. I am filing for legal stepparent adoption here in California because she wants her last name the same as her new sibling and her mother. 

 

We have no idea where or how to get a hold of the biological father to advise him of the filing for adoption. He has pretty much disappeared off the planet. 

 

In California, you must show that you viably tried to make contact with the biological father before the court will grant the adoption and name change. Has anyone used any sort of documentation to show the court they have tried the same events that I am trying to show? 

 

Salamat in advance 

Rather than adoption, a simple name change is also an option

YMMV

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1 hour ago, Randyandyuni said:

The father of an illegitimate child has no parental rights in the Philippines regardless of the child's surname. Your adoption attorney should be aware

This, I've seen this over and over on here. Father has no parental rights you just need to show the PI law that shows this to your lawyer. 

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If you are filing in California, you need to follow the law in California. Here in MD, what we did is ask someone to check the last known address of the father and provide a notarized affidavit. We also published an ad in a major newspaper (paid Php 5,000 for small size). If you have a lawyer, he/she can advise you what to do and the content of the ad. Here in MD, the court can also change the name during the adoption process.

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