Hey guys, just wondering if anyone knew about Minnesota adoption laws. My kids dad has never been around, and now I'm looking at getting married, my current (bless him) wants to adopt my son. I know my X will throw a fit, he has no ground to stand on in my eyes. $30,000 in arrears, never showed any interest in my boy. What are the legal guidelines for revoking parental rights when there is no documented physical abuse? My boy isn't old enough to make his own kind of decisions like this, the main reason I want to do it is because if anything happened to me he could contest my will and possibly get custody of my boy who is also the benificary on my life insurance. I don't want him in charge of my son's finances, he has a history of meth addiction. What exactly will the judge take in to consideration when this goes to court? My son knows who is dad is, and my son loves him. They see each other about once a year. My boy only loves him because he's his daddy, he doesn't know any better. MN doesn't have an abandonment clause. Has anyone here gone through this?

Anyone?????

I would talk to a lawyer. But I think if the father says no to it, you may have no option. Also since he still does see your son, you wouldn't be able to prove abandonment (sp).