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Originally Posted by ForeverRoses
I'm not a legal expert, but aren't most divorce filings open? So maybe announcing the adoption was so that when it is mentioned in the divorce filing it won't be big news.
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I don't know anything about California law, but in general, these would be two separate cases. If she's adopting the kid, adoptions are usually not available to the public. There might be language in the Decree which says that whateverherhusbandsname isn't the father or adoptive father of the child and therefore has no parental rights or somesuch, but it likely won't be an issue in the divorce which will probably settle through mediation or arbitration.
Also, in some cases, divorce cases can be sealed. At least in Oklahoma.