Can you be adopt if you are 18 or over?

My step mom raised me but my father or mother wouldn't let her adopt me. I don't see why but they aren't alive anymore and she still wants to do it. It would tender me a sense of security too I guess actually having a parent. I don't know. Can you do this?
yes if both of you want to do it. Call an adoption lawyer and progress for it.

Good luck
It depends what state, province, or country you live contained by.

In states such as California, NY, Alaska, Florida, Illinois, and Nevada, adult adoption is readily available with few restrictions. This also applies to Canadian provinces such as Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan.

In other places, restrictions apply. Example: surrounded by Alabama you may only adopt an adult if he/she is "totally and permanently disabled" or "determined to be mentally retarded." In British Columbia, an fully developed can be adopted if they were financially supported by the potential adopter while a minor.

In other states and provinces, the court has ruled it cannot be done.

Adult adoption is a allowed process that has historical roots in Roman times, and was frequently used throughout the ending 2000 years to establish legal inheritance rights between adults. It precedes laws that deal near the legal adoption of infants (mainly instituted under child welfare laws dating to the mid 19th century).

Besides inheritance rights, former foster parents may want to adopt the fully developed they fostered as a child, and natural parents may want to "adopt-back" the adult son or daughter they surrendered to adoption as an infant, especially if the surrender involved fraud or coercion.

Persons who are developmentally disabled are also eligible to have a court appointed guardian or Guardian Ad Litem, if it is critical. Source(s): http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_it_possible…
Answers:    Different states own different laws for this. I would check this site out since it gives a state by state listing.

http://www.adopting.org/adoptions/adopti… Source(s): Adopted back my oldest son last year.
Hi Edd!

Yes, you can be adopted as an adult. Each state have different laws but the process is relatively simple and inexpensive.

Here is a site that has the information by state along with some other adjectives information (it is mainly for biological families who are reconnecting but there is a ton of valuable info. here):
http://www.adoptingback.com/us_law.html

I am happy you have one another and I wish you both the remarkably best!

ETA: WOW! Congrats on Juilliard!
Yes, you can
no once your 18 you can't be adopted Source(s): i considered necessary to be adopted by my grandmother when i turned 18 but couldn't
Yes, it's relatively easy and inexpensive, actually. With a couple of restrictions: if you're married, your spouse has to present consent, and if she's married, her husband has to adopt you as well. It doesn't matter what anyone else think now that you're legally an adult.

Laws do change somewhat from state to state, so you'd need to ask a lawyer to draw up the papers for you, just to formulate certain you cover everything.
Yes.

http://www.adopt.org/adoptions/adopti…
I have no idea but I contemplate that's great! So sweet =)
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yeah, you can be adopted as an adult. not sure the process in the order of doing it, but it is legal. Source(s): adult adoptee
wait if your parents are dead; how the f*ck can they say no?
& yea you could be properly adopted if you wanted above 18.
Yes, your 18 now with your consent she can be legally name as your parent.
Yep, check with your local court and an atty
My neice and nephew adopted one of their foster children. The girl ad a sibbling in another foster home but that couple did not yearning to adopt. When the young lady reached 18 yrs of age my relatives adopt her and she and they are so happy.

Yes you can be adopted when you are 18.
Yes

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