How Does an Adult Adoption Work?

Press Release (ePRNews.com) - United States - Mar 04, 2021 - The most common reason for adult adoption is when a stepparent wants to legally adopt a stepchild who is over 18. As opposed to child adoptions, where a stepparent sometimes has to get permission from the child’s biological parent, with an adult adoption that is not the case.

The adult adoption process is almost always much simpler and faster than child adoptions. There’s no need for home inspections or interviews by state child welfare agencies, because the adoptee is an adult responsible for themselves. In most states, all that is required is a petition for adoption signed by both parties along with a stated reason for the adoption.

Although adult adoptions are not a common as adoptions for children, they do happen more than one may think. But, why, you may ask. Adults adopt other adults (and it does not have to be a step child. Any adult can adopt any other adult in most cases) for a myriad of reasons. After adult-stepparent adoptions the next most common reason is a situation where an adoptee has no real relationship to their biological parents and forms a bond with an individual or couple that is a parent-child relationship. For more information about adult adoptions, see Stepparent Adoption Forms.

The motivation to perform an adult adoption is primarily an emotional one. These people want to make official what that they already knew was true in reality. There are also legal and financial benefits to adopting. For example, the adopted children automatically inherit a deceased parent’s estate with or without a will. When you’re adopted, it becomes as if you were born to that person.

In most cases, the only people who need to consent to the adoption are spouses of either the adoptive parent or the adoptee. Once completed, an adult adoption provides a state-issued decree of adoption and a new birth certificate for the adoptee, including a free name change if desired. The old birth certificate is then sealed with the adoption records.

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