Legal Question in Family Law in Michigan
Revocation of parental rights
My ex- husband got arrested and charged with second-degree assault in
kentucky. he got sentenced to five years in prison (in kentucky). we live in
michigan. we have a child together and are both re-married now. since my ex
is a convicted felon can i have his parental rights terminated? my current
husband wants to adopt my child. i have sole custody of the minor child. also,
what about child support payments? i receive it through friend of the court
and my ex's employer said he would hold his job and continue to make the
support payments, of course this is just a verbal agreement, i'm not really
expecting anything. my main question is about the parental rights, thank you
for any info or suggestions you can give me.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Revocation of parental rights
If the child's father were to agree to terminate his parental rights to allow your husband to adopt the child, we could handle that for you. On the other hand, you don't indicate whether you ex is still in prison. That might determine whether or not the court has grounds to terminate his parental rights involuntarily.