Adoption process (current step parent) (1 Viewer)

[ghostguy123]

Question for those who might know. 

Let's say I am a stepfather to my daughter, married to her mother for a decade plus.  Daughter is 15.  The wife, myself, and step daughter want me to adopt her, and the biological father is agreeable to sign over his parental rights, what kind of process are we looking at?

How costly?  Does a lawyer even really need to be involved?

I have no idea, but to me this seems like a rather simple procedure that does not require spending a lot of money to accomplish.  

Anyone out there able to guide me a bit?  In Ohio if that helps.  

 

[Jayrod]

No idea, but good on you for being a father to the girl.  That is a key relationship that too many children have to go without.