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Adults can be adopted in Michigan. A home study is not needed to initiate the adoption process, but must be completed before the adoption is granted. After the adoption is completed, a new birth certificate is issued. An adult adoption is an adoption of a person eighteen or older (generally by a step-parent).

A legal father may consent to the adoption. If a putative father appears at the hearing and does not consent or a legal father refuses to consent, the adoption may proceed to further hearings. This does not mean the adoption cannot take place, but it adds additional issues to the proceedings which must be addressed.

Cost for the filing fee is $236. This breaks down to: $175 – Filing Fee. $11 – Certified Order of Adoption.

In order to adopt a stepchild in Michigan, you have to meet certain criteria. First, the biological parents of the child must be divorced, or they must never have been married. Stepparent adoption cannot proceed while the two biological parents of the child are still married.

Yes. If the other parent agrees to the adoption, they must appear in court and sign the required consent forms. At this time the other parent voluntarily gives up all of their parental rights to the child. The judge may ask questions to make sure that this parent's consent to the adoption is genuine.

Contact Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) to get started, 1-800-589-6273. MARE provides you with all the resources you need and connects you with a licensed adoption agency. The MARE site also provides photos and information on Michigan children available for adoption. Visit AdoptUSKids.org.

There is no set amount of time you must be the stepparent before adoption. You are the Petitioner in the case because you will file the forms asking for the adoption. You can do a stepparent adoption if your spouse and the other parent are divorced or if they were never married.

Undoubtedly, stepparents influence the lives of their stepchildren. But Michigan state law does not recognize them as having parental rights. This is true even if they assist the biological parent with the duties of raising the child. Stepparents are not barred from obtaining parental rights.