termination of parental rights

States must eliminate statutes that include disability as grounds for termination of parental rights.

The report authors also studied state legislation related to incarceration as a factor in the termination of parental rights.

These stipulations expedite the termination of parental rights due to the narrow time frame.

The new time limits compel the agency to petition for termination of parental rights if the parents do not relinquish them.

This right does not apply to pre-adoption or adoption proceedings unless it also includes the termination of parental rights.

There are organizations devoted to preserving natural families in crisis, and those who have experienced a wrongful termination of parental rights.

The court said a five-year suspension "begins to border" on termination of parental rights, which it prohibited in the February ruling.

Decrees of divorce, child custody, termination of parental rights, adoptions.

Yet he never knew Hale House to complete a termination of parental rights, and it lacked a lawyer qualified to handle one in court.

The termination of parental rights.

"At stake is the finality of the termination of parental rights," which paves the way for adoptions.

Ms. Blair then asked Gregory with whom he had discussed the issue of termination of parental rights and adoption.

"The judge ignored the pattern of laws controlling adoption and termination of parental rights," Professor Edgar said.

"They're going T.P.R.," she said, referring to the department's plan to file for termination of parental rights.

The Surrogate's Court handles cases involving wills, estates, adoptions and terminations of parental rights.

When the child has spent 15 of the previous 22 months in foster placement, the state must petition in family court for termination of parental rights.

The next morning, Sharon went to SCF and signed a voluntary termination of parental rights.

When it came to the care of foster children, Dr. Solnit encouraged rapid termination of parental rights.

But the question of accelerating the appeals process after a "termination of parental rights," is not as contentious, Ms. Jacobs said.

The court stated that due process could not be halted by a lack of funds in a case where the termination of parental rights is at risk.

A third will be the subject of court proceedings on termination of parental rights in March, Mr. Neff said.

Her caseload includes child abuse, spousal violence, divorce, custody disputes among unmarried couples, deadbeat dads and termination of parental rights.

Wouldn't it be sensible to consider extortion or attempted extortion by a surrogate ground for denying custody or even termination of parental rights?

Other courts have been modernized, but have retained certain traditional features, such as councils of tribal elders and codes barring termination of parental rights.

They have exclusive jurisdiction over cases with minors involving delinquency, status offenses, abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption guardianships and detention among others.