Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia
Removing parential rights of a dead beat dad
How do I go about removing parential rights
from my exhusband who has not paid child support in over 13 months or had any contact with my son for over 9 months. I have repeatedly tried to contact my ex with letters and phone calls. With no response what so ever. In the event of my death I do not want my son to be turned over to a stranger. I want my husband to adopt my son whom he has raised since my son was two years old.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Removing parential rights of a dead beat dad
Court is unlikely to terminate parental rights for failure to pay child support. Sorry.
Re: Removing parential rights of a dead beat dad
While you may have some difficulty terminating parental rights involuntarily, you my find that the child's father would be willing to permit an adoption by your husband since it would end forever his obligation to pay child support. You may want to file a petition for adoption, get the ex served and see if he either agrees or does nothing.
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