Termination of Parental Rights
What does this mean?
It means that the legal parent-child relationship no longer exists. The parent no longer has the right to raise his or her child. The parent does not even have the legal right to speak or visit with his or her child.
Once this relationship has been dissolved, the child is legally eligible for adoption with the mindful, long-term objective of securing the child a more sound and stable family environment that can provide for the child’s needs.
The termination of parental rights may be voluntary or involuntary, and either way, it is known by many as the “civil death penalty”. When it is completed the parent and child now have the legal relationship of strangers.
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A court may also terminate the parent/child relationship if the child has been in DCS foster care for a long period of time.
Deciding to terminate someone’s parental rights is a very serious matter. We highly suggest having a lawyer in place to help you with the complicated laws and procedures that must be followed. Please contact us for further information regarding these issues.

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