Termination of Parental Rights
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Handling Issue Related to the Termination of Parental Rights
Parental rights can be terminated for a variety of reasons, as a step in an adoption, for child abuse, or for abandonment. A termination proceeding can be initiated by an individual or by child protective services. At Cynthia J. Bohn & Associates, we regularly represent people seeking to terminate parental rights for the purpose of adoption, as well as people fighting to maintain their parental rights.
Experienced Parental Rights Lawyer
The termination of parental rights is serious and is only done when termination of a parent's rights is in the best interests of the child. When the court terminates parental rights all future rights and obligations related to that child are forfeit. This includes child support, but not child support arrears, inheritance rights of the child, and visitation rights of the parent.
Our attorneys have significant experience representing birth parents and foster parents seeking to terminate rights for the purpose of adoption as well as people seeking to protect their parental rights when the state is seeking there termination. The state of Tennessee can terminate parental rights for a variety of reasons including:
- Abandonment or extreme disinterest
- Abuse or neglect
- Mental illness or deficiency
- Abuse, Neglect, or the loss of rights to another child
- Failure to maintain contact with a child
- Failure to provide support for a child
- The felony assault of sibling
- The murder of sibling
We have successfully handled a number of cases where child protective services were seeking the termination of parental rights. In addition, we have handled a number of appeal in cases were parental rights were terminated.
Contact our Nashville Family Law Attorney
If you are involved in a legal matter related to the termination of parental rights, please contact Cynthia J. Bohn & Associates. We can be reached by phone at (615) 252-8866, by e-mail, or by filling out the intake form on our Contact page.
