In California, can parental rights be terminated without a step-parent adoption?

Can we have more information as to why you think they should be terminated ?

This appears to be a continuing saga - here's just one thead: https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/adoption/adopting-step-father-natural-mother-split-up-before-adoption-finalized-158988.html#post758135

Over the last three years you have started several threads that appear to be concerning your niece and your brother's rights. Are these threads all part of that same issue?

For every rule there has at times been exceptions. So is it humanly possible, of course, one will need a very very expensive attorney and the ability to provide expert witnesses, PI's and more to prove various things in court.

So there is no way to know till you hire an attorney and try, a very small chance but if you have 15 to 20 thousand to go for it, give it a try

Over the last three years you have started several threads that appear to be concerning your niece and your brother's rights. Are these threads all part of that same issue?


Oh actually that question was not related to the previous issue. It was for my own knowledge. I've already been told by an attorney that it is possible, just wanted some more feedback. (this is related to my own personal situation)

Ok, Yes its possible, but unlikely.

In California, can parental rights be terminated without a step-parent adoption?

Yes but those rights must be terminated INVOLUNTARY


When addressing whether parental rights should be terminated involuntarily, most States require that a court:
Determine, by clear and convincing evidence, that the parent is unfit.
Determine whether severing the parent-child relationship is in the child’s best interest.


The most common statutory grounds for determining parental unfitness include:
Severe or chronic abuse or neglect
Abuse or neglect of other children in the household
Abandonment
Long-term mental illness or deficiency of the parent(s)
Long-term alcohol- or drug-induced incapacity of • the parent(s)
Failure to support or maintain contact with the child
Involuntary termination of the rights of the parent to another child
Another common ground for termination is a felony conviction of the parent(s) for a crime of violence against the child or another family member, or a conviction for any felony when the term of incarceration is so long as to have a negative impact on the child, and the only available provision of care for the child is foster care.