absolutely not, no one can adopt any one without the proper court orders
now a stepfather can't adopt a child without the concent of the child's father
no, she must approve
This depends on where you live. And no, I think he has to give up his parental rights.
Then unless the biological father is ok with this and signs his rights over, the new husband has no legal rights to the child.
Yes, but only if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated by the courts.
No a stepparent can only adopt if the birth father or mother relinquishes their parental right of the child.
Only if you live in Utah, there notification is enough. You can go to court and see if you can get his parental rights terminated.
No. The adoption would require the mother's voluntary consent unless a court deems her to be an unfit parent and terminates her parental rights. See related question link.
no
I would say you can, because my friends moms boyfriend adopted her.Yes, you can adopt your girlfriend's daughter even if the father lives in the same town or city and refuses to pay child support or see his child.
Not necessarily, however having the biological parents consent to the adoption makes the process much easier and faster. And having no parents rights is not the same thing as giving his consent. With or without his consent, however the adoption process is possible.
Only if the court has taken her parental rights away or she have given them up to the state, can that happen. Then it's the state that decides who will adopt the child. If she has her parental rights you can not adopt without hers and the fathers consent.