My 13 year old sons father has never been a positive part of my sons life. He has gone for year streaches not seeing him. He has been such a horrible parent I can go on for pages. As of last February he stole my sons cell phone, racked up a $800 bill and we haven't seen or heard from him since. I need to know how to go about terminating his rights, my son recently found a new phone number for him and now he is wanting back in. I need him to stay away from us. I know many states after so many months they can be filed as abandoned? He has never paid his court ordered child support or helped in any way.

I am in tucson Az.
Thanks for your help. K

Circumstances That Are Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights §§ 8-846; 8-533
• The parent has abandoned the child.
• The identity of the parent is unknown even after diligent efforts to identify and locate the parent.
• The parent is unable to discharge his or her parental duties due to:
O Emotional illness, mental illness, or mental deficiency
O Chronic abuse of dangerous drugs, alcohol, or controlled substances
O A conviction and incarceration for a felony
• The parent has neglected or willfully abused the child.
• The parent's conduct or neglect has resulted in serious physical or emotional injury to the child.
• The child has been in out-of-home placement for a total of 9 months, and the parent has refused to participate in services that could remedy the circumstances that caused the placement.
• The child has been in out-of-home placement for a total of 15 months, and the parent has participated in services but has been unable to remedy the circumstances that caused the placement.
• The parent has been convicted of:
O Murder or manslaughter of another child of the parent
O Sexual abuse, sexual assault of a child, sexual conduct with a minor, or molestation of a child
O Commercial sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor, or luring a minor for sexual exploitation
O Aiding, abetting, attempting, or soliciting to commit murder or manslaughter or any of the crimes listed above
• A putative father has failed to establish paternity or respond to notice.
• Parental rights to another child of the parent have been involuntarily terminated within the preceding 2 years, and
Conditions that led to the termination have not been corrected.