Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

termination of parental rights

my daughter was born in CA 12/04. haven't seen bio

father since she's two weeks old. he did not sign birth cert. neither of us signed decl. of prtnty-i had to put him on child supp questnre because i wasn't married-he

moved to NV, never paid child support,never made

contact,multi-convicted felon in CA & NV(forgery,

aiding/abeting, narc sales/transp,manslaughter)

DOCUMENTED meth & crack addict, never been

employed, never responded to child supp summons or

hearings, never supported other bio offspring. he's now rcvng gen asstnce CA (welfare), but was declared

''adjudicated father'' by default in '06 by dept of chld supp. my boyfriend has been with me since i was 3

months preg with her. he has raised her & presented

himself as her father, & has financially supported her

since her birth. she only knows him to be her daddy. i know i have several grounds to terminate bio's rights, especially best interest of child, but i don't know the exact procedure-which forms? where to file? how to

notify/serve bio of intention? can i terminate bio's rights now, or does the term. have to be done in conjunction with a pending adoption? can boyfriend adopt w/o marriage?

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