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This is actually the easiest type of adoption to complete. No consent is needed, no service of process is required, and no abandonment period needs to be proven. The court wants the child to have two legal parents, and when one is deceased, they approve the adoption readily. The process is simpler and faster than a standard stepparent adoption.
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