Consult a lawyer (attorney).
In general, signing your rights away is a voluntary act and you are not required to do so. It is important to carefully read and understand any documents before signing them, especially those that involve giving up your legal rights. It's always a good idea to seek legal advice before signing any document that could impact your rights.
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No. Not until the child is 18.
If your parental rights are taken away from you, you lose all contact and say over what that child does. You will not have visitation with the child at all and you cannot make decisions about their school, medical, or religion.
I'm sure the court told you why they were taken away so speak to your lawyer about what you have to do so you can apply to get them back. If you are an addict - go to rehab etc.
Only if the court has taken her parental rights away or she have given them up to the state, can that happen. Then it's the state that decides who will adopt the child. If she has her parental rights you can not adopt without hers and the fathers consent.
Can you terminate parental rights if the absent parent is paying suport
No. All your parental rights would be terminated including the right to visitations.
Parental rights is not quite what people think it to be. In order for someone to lose parental rights, they either have to sign them away, or they are taken away by a Judge when the other parent is a very bad, very nasty, horrifying human being. Otherwise, for the rest of your child's life, both parents have rights to their children.
It varies between states, it can be 6 months-1 year but also depends on what reason he has for being absent and if he has paid child support and if not, the reasons for that. Taking away parental rights are not taken lightly.
Parental rights can only be taken away in Kentucky if it is proven that the parent is unfit. Child support will still need to be supplied until the kid reaches an age where he could be declared an adult.
NO ... you'll need a better reason then the father not being involved in the child's life ...