How many years for a parent not involved with a child to legally claim abandonment

Jul 14th, 2010, 09:58 AM

How many years for a parent not involved with a child to legally claim abandonment??

Jul 14th, 2010, 05:24 PM

There is no one set period---they can be gone for many years and still have rights to come back into the child's life.

Jul 14th, 2010, 05:52 PM

It's doubtful you can have a parent's right severed on those grounds. Courts are reluctant to sever custodial rights to children.

Jul 14th, 2010, 09:58 AM	#1
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	How many years for a parent not involved with a child to legally claim abandonment How many years for a parent not involved with a child to legally claim abandonment??

Jul 14th, 2010, 05:24 PM	#2
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How many years for a parent not involved with a child to legally claim abandonmen There is no one set period---they can be gone for many years and still have rights to come back into the child's life.
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Jul 14th, 2010, 05:52 PM	#3
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How many years for a parent not involved with a child to legally claim abandonmen It's doubtful you can have a parent's right severed on those grounds. Courts are reluctant to sever custodial rights to children.
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