[desert_sue]

My ex wife has not seen or called her boys in a few months she has the right to call them when she wants and sees them every other weekend she has stopped calling them and seeing them since she got caught growing pot by her oldest son my question is how long do I have to wait to file abandenment with her

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[GV70]

Child abandonment is filed in relation with TPR and possible adoption.
I don't think you can , How can a mother who does not have custody over the child , abandon it?

There is no formal doctrine of "child abandonment" and nothing to file that would create such a status. If you mean, "will the court terminate the biological parent's rights and allow the stepparent to adopt?" the answer is, "maybe." It isn't a matter of years or months...


Child abandonment is a criminal offense.It is considered to be a serious crime in many jurisdictions of the United States due to welfare concerns.