[b][COLORADO SPRINGS, 3/13/2018][/b] – The Law Office of Gordon N. Shayne recognizes the complexity of legal adoption, particularly for stepparents. The Colorado Springs law firm explains that the state has strict law requirements for legal adoption, and the natural parent’s objection to this application may further complicate matters.

If the biological parent objects, the stepparent needs to file motions and attend proceedings, to establish verifiable evidence as well as statutory grounds for the adoption.

[b]The Procedure for Adoption[/b]

Natural parents can give consent to the adoption in the form of a sworn statement. Otherwise, the parties involved have to appear before a judge.

The Law Office of Gordon N. Shayne shares that natural parents tend to contest certain facts surrounding the case. The experience of a family attorney who has handled this particular type of legal adoption would give stepparents an advocate to fight for their rights.

The law office adds that typical court cases involve the abandonment of the child for a year or more, and the biological parent’s failure (without cause) to provide sufficient financial support for the child for a year or more.

Once a judge signs the Final Decree of Adoption, the biological parent will lose all parental responsibilities and obligations. The stepparent then becomes the child’s legal parent.

[b]On Child Custody[/b]

The Law Office of Gordon N. Shayne points out that a stepparent should follow Colorado’s strict child custody procedures to pursue his or her rights to legally adopt a child. Parents need to look into the reassessment or modification of child custody agreements to incorporate changes in circumstances, the law office explains.

The firm can help clients with such concerns, modifying custody agreements to reflect changes like:

• Relocation of a parent
• Illness or disability
• Domestic violence, abuse, or neglect
• If a parent is impairing the child’s emotional development
• Drug or alcohol abuse
• A drastic income change
• Preference of the child
• Consistent violation of the original orders by either parent

[b]About the Law Office of Gordon N. Shayne[/b]

Gordon N. Shayne is a family law attorney in Colorado Springs with over three decades of legal experience. His law office is devoted to family Law and divorce throughout the State of Colorado. The law office provides arbitration, mediation, legal representation in military divorces, civil unions, domestic abuse cases, and other similar cases.

Visit the [b]http://www.shaynelaw.com[/b] website today for further information.