parental rights

tngeno · #1 May 14, 2007, 03:45 PM

I was wondering if there is a way to get the parental rights removed from an absent parent. I live in Arizona and my ex is somewhere in Michigan, i think. He has pretty much abandoned our son over the last 9 years. I am remarried and my husband would like to adopt him.

jverner · May 15, 2007, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by tngeno

I was wondering if there is a way to get the parental rights removed from an absent parent. I live in Arizona and my ex is somewhere in Michigan, i think. He has pretty much abandoned our son over the last 9 years. I am remarried and my husband would like to adopt him.

Sounds like a textbook case for stepparent adoption. You should go see a local lawyer who does family law.



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