Has she been adopted?

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Hi I'm not sure if this is the correct topic to post on but here goes. . .

My DH has a child from a previous relationship. The child is 10, he has never met the child. He was never allowed access by the mother and then they moved across the country. My DH has paid child support from the day the child was born totalling around the £17,000 mark about now. We recently found out that the child has the same last name as their 'stepfather' who they have known to be their father since they were 2. We have also been told by mutual acquaintances that the child was adopted by the stepfather years ago. My DH name isn't on the birth certificate and the child never took his name. Could the child have been adopted without the consent of my DH and without him knowing? And if that is possible how can we find out for sure?

Wow that's a twitchy trigger finger you got there MN.

I agree

I wasn't involved in the thread, but read the comment and reported it. It was a personal attack, wasn't it? Based on conjecture and assumption? As were some of the other replies? Nothing in the OP's comments could lead a reasonable person to be sure about anything other than the 2 qs asked - is she adopted, and would the paying of the maintenance mean there would be parental responsibility. Nothing more nothing less. Are you 13?

Ha! You are only saying that because Kew has buggered off for a long hol

Jellyfish - I think you have missed the point of a discussion board

It's not like an exam where you have to only answer the question .

Otherwise every thread woudl just go like this

OP " I have a question , here it is "

Next poster " google it "

End of thread

MN isn't a free " answer my question " service