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Special Situations & Family

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Can I adopt my special needs stepchild?Can I adopt my stepchild if I'm in the military and stationed away from home?Can I adopt my stepchild if the biological father lives in another country?Can I adopt my stepchild while my spouse is deployed?Can I adopt my stepchild who is a newborn or infant?Can I adopt my stepchild who was born in another country?Can my stepparent adopt me if I was previously in foster care?Does ICWA apply to stepparent adoption?How do I explain adoption to my young child?How do I explain to my child why the biological parent is not contesting the adoption?How do I prepare my child emotionally for stepparent adoption?How do I serve adoption papers on a parent who lives in a foreign country?How do I tell the biological parent about the stepparent adoption?How does PCS move affect stepparent adoption?Is stepparent adoption right for our family?My child's father died. Can my new husband adopt my child?My teenager doesn't want to be adopted — can I still adopt them?What are the emotional benefits and challenges of stepparent adoption for children?What if my stepchild doesn't want to be adopted?What if the biological parent lives in another state — can I still adopt?What is Adoption Day, and how can our family celebrate?Will my stepchild know about the adoption?

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