Depends on laws & proceedures required within your state. Find a custody lawyer in the yellow pages & ask someone local. In Michigan, you need to prove that the father is unfit or have him sign off his rights. Sometimes, if you drop the child support arrearages, deadbeat dads are more willing to consent to this. After all, they don't care about the child, only about themselves. * Termination of parental rights can only be done by the court or by the voluntary relinquishment of rights by a parent. The non compliant parent should be brought to the attention of the court through the state's department of family and children's services.
Yes, but keep in mind that relinquishing parental rights does not terminate support.
because the custodial parent passed away,
No, that alone is not a reason to terminate custody. The non-custodial parent should be paying child support.
I suggest you consult with the other parent and an attorney on this. However, keep in mind that terminating parental rights does not terminate one's support obligation.
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Of course. Unless the non-custodial parent takes sole custody, the non-custodial parent is still responsible for paying child support to whomever the child goes to. There is no reason the death of a parent should terminate the other parent's child support obligation.
You can't terminate your obligation to support your child. That type of order must be decided by a court and only when the child is being legally adopted such that another parent will be responsible for the support of the child.
Yes, a parent in South Carolina can voluntarily terminate their parental rights. However, they may still be required to pay child support. Only adoption will absolutely terminate child support.
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It's not the custodial parent who can end a court ordered visitation, only the court can do that. But if the non-custodial parent gives up the parental rights or they are taken away by the court, the custodial parent will still recieve child support.
Termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.