Legal Question in Family Law in Maine

Determining Abandonment

I would like to know if there is a time frame after which a biological fathers rights can be terminated if he has had no direct communication with a child?


Asked on 9/11/07, 10:35 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Jerome Gamache Ainsworth Thelin & Raftice, P.A.

Re: Determining Abandonment

The answer is that there is no such time frame. A natural parent never loses his or her rights simply through non-communication.

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Answered on 9/12/07, 11:17 am


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