In a message dated 6/5/2005 7:39:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, PAF-5-USERS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: I hate to disagree with you, but a natural parent cannot also be an adoptive parent of their natural child. Under no adoption law that I'm aware of, is there a requirement to, or provision for, the natural parent to go through the adoption process required for a second spouse to adopt the child of his spouse and another natural parent. The natural parent's name may appear in the adoption records and it may require that parent's consent to the adoption, but the natural parent is not an adopter. Dick Cazier Lakewood, Colorado USA Unless I have completely forgotten the details, when I remarried and my husband adopted my little girl (in New York State), about 55 years ago, I was required to also adopt my child. Wilma Horton

Wilma, My apology. You indicate a state with a law that I wasn't aware of. It doesn't make sense to me, but if that's the law, then that's the law. Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: <Wimmie1@aol.com> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 6:10 PM Subject: [PAF-5] Re: PAF-5-USERS-D Digest V05 #109 > > In a message dated 6/5/2005 7:39:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > PAF-5-USERS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > I hate to disagree with you, but a natural parent cannot also be an > adoptive > > parent of their natural child. Under no adoption law that I'm aware of, > is > there a requirement to, or provision for, the natural parent to go > through > the adoption process required for a second spouse to adopt the child of > his > spouse and another natural parent. > > The natural parent's name may appear in the adoption records and it may > require that parent's consent to the adoption, but the natural parent is > not > an adopter. > Dick Cazier > Lakewood, Colorado > USA > > > > Unless I have completely forgotten the details, when I remarried and my > husband adopted my little girl (in New York State), about 55 years ago, I > was > required to also adopt my child. > > Wilma Horton > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > FreeBMD - Free Access to England and Wales Civil Registration Index > Volunteer as a Transcriber Today! > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > >