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Lucrece Bundy, esq.
- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
How to adopt your stepchild (part III)
In Part II, I discussed one of the most important steps in a stepparent adoption – Notifying the absent non-custodial parent of the adoption. There are some exceptions to this, but you will need to speak with an experienced adoption attorney regarding your specific situation. After the biological father is notified of the adoption, he may need to agree to the adoption depending on the type of father the law sees him as. Nebraska law treats biological fathers differently dep
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Lucrece Bundy, esq.
- Nov 8, 2018
- 2 min
How to adopt a stepchild (Part I)
Adopting a stepchild in Nebraska can seem confusing and complicated, but it does not have to be. Finding an experienced adoption attorney is the first step to starting the process of adopting your stepchild in Nebraska. An experienced adoption attorney is necessary to start the process because of some of the complex issues that can come up in adoptions. At the very least, the adoption attorney can advise you on whether your case can proceed with the stepparent adoption at t
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Lucrece Bundy, esq.
- Mar 21, 2018
- 2 min
Cost of Stepparent Adoption
The number one question I get asked when folks call my law office regarding a step-parent adoption is (drum roll please): How Much Does it Cost to do a Step-parent adoption? Sometimes, these folks have already called a couple of law offices before calling mine and have already received several quotes. Other times, they have received a quote from well-meaning people in their circle of influence. The price that a lawyer in Nebraska charges to complete a step-parent adoption va
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Lucrece Bundy, esq.
- Mar 7, 2018
- 3 min
Adoption Without Parental Consent?
Can an adoption without parental consent be completed in Nebraska? To be more specific, can a stepparent adoption be done in Nebraska without the absent parent’s (usually the biological father) consent? The answer is a big MAYBE. Each case is so different that it is impossible to answer this question without knowing the facts of each stepparent adoption case. Here are two very general examples: Example 1 - Biological father is not on the birth certificate. However, has bee
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Lucrece Bundy, esq.
- Jan 30, 2017
- 2 min
How to adopt your stepchild in Nebraska
Have you decided to adopt your stepchild? Well, you have come to the right blog to get your basic questions answered. In Nebraska, for a stepparent adoption to be successfully granted by the Court, the most important concept to understand is consent. The non-custodial birth parent (that is, the birth parent who the child does not live with) must consent to the stepparent adoption. Other parties must also give their consent depending on whether the birth parents were married
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