Last evening my husband's ex wife called. She said that their son asked if he could be adopted by his step-dad. In fact, according to her, he has been asking for seven years now. Wow. My husband's heart sank. He said he wanted to talk to his son. Their son was not home.
This morning my husband received an email from his son. It basically said how he never felt like his son (another dagger to my dh's heart), and he really wanted to be a (step-father's last name) than a (our last name).
Then her attorney called my husband at work. He said they were in the process of filing the appropriate paperwork and asked if my husband would be consenting to the adoption. My husband said he just found out and would like to talk with our attorney and his son before moving forward. (not that my husband is even considering terminating his rights).
The ex sends my husband an email saying she hopes he will comply with their son's wishes. Furthermore, he won't be totally removed from son's life as we are still required to pay child support (what a mean-spirited thing to say).