How to Adopt Your Stepchild in California

by Frank Zagone

Book Overview

Packed with plain-English advice and step-by-step instructions for executing a stepparent adoption without a lawyer, this book explains how to: -- decide if adoption is right for a family-- determine... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873372476
• ISBN13: 9780873372473
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: NOLO
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

WE DID IT!

This book and all of it's knowledge were better than the "Helpers" at the Pro Per in our family court. They didn't even have on of the forms I needed and they referred me to this book. I thankfully already had it. After reading it I was well prepared for all of the paper work that I needed for my case worker. The CD was perfect too. I have a Mac and it worked great! Good luck to everyone else. I would bu it again and recommend it to everyone.

AWESOME book!

This book has all the info we need to complete the adoption. This book was recomended to us by our local law library.

An easy and at times fun way to save thousands on adopting

This book is wonderful for anyone who wants to adopt their spouse's child and has the consent of the other bio-parent (or other stipulation such as the death of the bio-parent, etc.). It not only provides needed forms, but also has word-by-word examples of the documents you will need to type yourself (for me, that was actually fun!) Additionally, if you live in Los Angeles as I did during the process, it gives you special instructions for filing in L.A. county - very helpful! I had to pay only a $700 assessment fee and 2 or 3 small filing fees and the whole process, from filing the initial petition to the final hearing (which is especially enjoyable) was completed in under 4 months! And the experience brought me even closer to our 5 year old little girl as well as my wife! A lawyer quoted me legal fees of "$2,500 to $3,000, not including filing and assessment fees" before I found this book. You will not only save money, but come away with an amazing sense of accomplishment and a renewed appreciation for your family. I highly recommend this book!