WHO CAN FILE TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS?
Any one of four parties: the DFC attorney, the prosecuting attorney, the CASA (court-appointed special advocate), or the guardian-ad-litem. The law requires that a termination of parental rights be filed if the child has been an out-of-home ward for 12 consecutive months or 15 of the past 22 months.
Related Questions
- Does the biological parent have to have his/her parental rights terminated before I can file a petition to adopt the child?
- How soon will I get a court date after I file for a Termination of Parental Rights and Step-Parent Adoption?
- May Guardian Ad Litem Independently File Motion to Terminate Parental Rights Over Dependent Child?
