Can I get my ex's parental rights terminated? I have not heard from him since he moved almost 2 years ago. He moves all the time and owes over $7500 in back child support. Sometimes I receive payments and can go months without payments. The fights with the courts go on and on and just as soon as the courts find him , he disappears and then the paper trail goes cold and we start from scratch. He has not called , sent cards , or even asked to see his children in almost 2 years. Can I get his rights terminated on the cause of abandonment? Or do my children , by law, have to have 2 parents?

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Originally Posted by out4mykids

Can I get my ex's parental rights terminated? I have not heard from him since he moved almost 2 years ago. He moves all the time and owes over $7500 in back child support. Sometimes I receive payments and can go months without payments. The fights with the courts go on and on and just as soon as the courts find him , he disappears and then the paper trail goes cold and we start from scratch. He has not called , sent cards , or even asked to see his children in almost 2 years. Can I get his rights terminated on the cause of abandonment? Or do my children , by law, have to have 2 parents?

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This has been posted hundreds of times - if you use the search feature you will find the answers.

Basically, no, you cannot terminate his rights.

Quite frankly, I don't know why you want to. He doesn't interfere with your life or the children now and I don't see what you have to gain by attempting to terminate his rights (which, of coure, you cannot do).

Depending on what state you live in, there is a remote possibility that you might get a TPR. But I agree with Judy, why would you bother? He's not exercizing his rights so what's the difference.

Basically, no you can't take his rights away. He would have to be notified of the court date and if he showed up it would start your battle all over again. Has he paid even one cent of support in the last year?