Dear Valued Users,
It's with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of StepTalk.org on August 31st, 2025.
This decision wasn't an easy one. For over twenty years, StepTalk has been a source of support for stepparents around the world! However, over the years, the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading the site to remain secure, meet current standards and maintain availability have become unsustainable.
We are incredibly grateful for your support, contributions and the community you've helped us build. Your engagement has made StepTalk.org a special place and we cherish the memories and connections made here.
We would especially like to thank Aniki for volunteering to be a moderator and for caring so much.
Thank you for being a part of our journey and we wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Dawn and The StepTalk Team
My DH adopted my son13 he was
My DH adopted my son13 he was 8 when he adopted. Depending on your circumstances with the bio parent step parent adoptions can be pretty simple.
For example, if bio parent hasn't paid anything in CS ( and it has to be zero) for over 24 months, the family court can grant a step parent adoption without bio parent consent if you can show the parent adopting can financial support the child.
In our case, support was being paid via garnishment, and only bc there was nothing spermDad could do about that. But he hadn't utilized his visitations in 6 years, nothing. My DH had been only Dad my son knows since he was 2yrs old. Submitting sperm idiots criminal record didn't hurt either. We had our attorney draw up the paperwork, my DH had to meet a check list of simple criteria, and that was that. We had to wait a 3 month period to give spermDad time to contest ( he didn't) and the family court judge granted adoption. It was actually pretty simple
My SS then 22 asked me to
My SS then 22 asked me to adopt him this past April. Since he is an adult the whole process took 4 days from meeting with our attorney to Judges signature. My wife also did an adult adoption with her dad in 2014. Her biodad was killed in a car accident before my MIL knew she was pregnant. My FIL was in the delivery room when my bride was born and my MIL and FIL married when my wife was 2mos old.
Interestingly in Sperm Land they had to prove that BioDad was deceased and my MIL had to fill out a bunch of forms confirming she had no issue with it.
I am not sure how difficult it is for a Sparent to adopt a minor Skid but no doubt it differs from state to state.