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    Mar 5, 2007, 01:33 PM
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    How do you describe an unfit mother?
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    Mar 5, 2007, 01:36 PM
    Someone who cannot or will not provide proper care for a child.
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    Mar 5, 2007, 02:03 PM
    Here are some links that can give you examples of an "unfit" parent.

    http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/2...25/01-380.html
    http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/2...5/04-1235.html
    http://www.courts.state.md.us/opinio...2003/24a02.pdf
    http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinion...ml/1012410.htm

    Also See:
    Forms of Child Mistreatment:
    Forms of Child Maltreatment

    From Barron's Law Dictionary - Unfit -
    Unsuitable, incompetent, or not adapted for a particular use or service, 522 P. 2d 330, 334. Compare warranty [warranty of fitness]. In the context of a parent child relationship the term "unfit" usually, although not necessarily, imports something of moral delinquency. 321 P. 2d 190, 196.

    It is best to contact your state's Attorney General's office - they can give you how your state defines "unfit mother".
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