Seal wants to officially adopt Leni, 5, his supermodel wife’s first daughter who was born from her relationship with Formula 1 manager Flavio Briatore.
"Heidi, Seal and the kids have always been a happy family – in everyday life and in their hearts. Then they should also be happy on paper," Klum’s father, Guenther, told FemaleFirst.
Seal, who has three children with Klum, Henry, 4, Johan, 3, and Lou, six weeks, has even received Briatore’s approval to adopt Leni.
The singer has always considered the little girl one of his own, even though he is not her biological father. He began dating Heidi when she was still pregnant with Leni.
Shortly after Henry’s birth, Seal stated, "Leni is my first child. Just like Henry I saw her take shape and move in Heidi’s body. And I was present at her birth, too."