TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

It’s possible. There are eleven separate statutory reasons to terminate a parent’s rights. When you speak with an attorney at NicholsonPham, she’ll discuss the facts of your case to determine if a TPR is possible. She will also talk with you about the pros and cons of filing a petition in your particular jurisdiction.

No. It is not possible to file a petition to terminate one’s own rights, regardless of the reason. In some situations, however, it is possible for a parent to relinquish a child to a licensed agency, such as an adoption agency or the Department of Social Services. However, the parent will still have to pay child support until his/her rights are terminated by a subsequent adoption or TPR action.

Also, North Carolina allows the parent of infants to surrender a newborn who is less than eight days old to a safe person, such as a health care provider, police officer, social services worker or a trusted safe adult. The parent does not have to give his or her information.

Terminating the rights of an adult child to a grandchild can be emotionally difficult. However, sometimes a termination is the best thing for the grandchild. There may be good reasons to terminate so that your grandchild can inherit from you or be assigned your social security benefits. Termination of parental rights is a legal act, but it doesn’t mean that the child can’t ever see their former birth mother or father. If you are the legal parent you can decide what’s best for that child.