Some people may be surprised, and a bit confused, by the fact that adults can be legally adopted. Yes, that’s right. Adoption is not just for children. Obviously, an adult has legal autonomy and other individual rights that are limited or unavailable when you are under 18 years of age, so the...

It is common for a stepparent to develop such a close relationship with a stepchild that the stepparent wants to establish it as a legal parent-child relationship through stepparent adoption. By obtaining a stepparent adoption and obtaining a Final Judgment of Stepparent Adoption, the stepparent has the same legal rights and responsibilities...