Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, a parent can indeed seek to terminate his/her parental rights in a court of law. Usually, however, a parent doesn't seek to do this him/herself; another person or agency seeks it due to child neglect, abuse, etc. Technically, it's not called "disowning;" it's called "termination of parental rights."

I have, however, heard of some parents voluntarily agreeing to terminate their parental rights to a child they have no contact with -- especially if they're paying child support! When parental rights are formally terminated, so are child support obligations. Hope this answers your question.

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