Should parents give up their right to their children if their children are put into care?

Question

With the pressure to have these children adopted are the rights of the parents at risk? Do the parents lose rights to their child if they are deemed unfit to care for their children?

Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6297573.stm

Answer 1

on what grounds are the parents classed as unfit?
is it perhaps because they are abusive? if so then in my eyes they lose all rights as parents!
if on the other hand it is because of a physical or mental problem with the parents or the child then i feel that contact should be kept up, for the sake of the child and all support and resources are made available.

Answer 2

I think you will find that neglect has to be be pretty severe before the children are removed into care and if their is any chance of keeping a family together then that is the preferred option. In some parts of Europe even if the child is adopted the natural parents have to have contact, if they are not interested this can dwindle to almost nothing but those who care have contact. This is obviously good for the parent, can be good for the child but is initially hell for the adoptive parents.

Answer 3

I can tell you that in NY State it is very hard to make a parent give up his or her rights. The goal is always to reunite the family. I know of a case where the mother was dead and the father could not be found. It took a very long time for the child to be freed up for adoption because there is a long court process.

I know another case where the father was given visitation rights to see his child in foster care. He was not fit to raise the child, but would not give him up. Finally he agreed to let his child be adopted if visitation rights were part of the adoption agreement. It's been over 5 years.

Answer 4

if they are taken into care they should loose their rights or if there is abuse but if they are placed into care for a while to help the parent or parents out because of say ill health etc etc ,then i dont think they should have to give up their rights.if they are deemed unfit to care for the children and this can be proved also taking into consideration the feelings of the children if possible? then they shouldnot have the children.

Answer 5

NO! to the 1st. The 2nd Q's is the one only the parent should answer, not the courts or anyone else. I know 1st hand ,because somthing that my x did while having them on a (COURT ORDERD VISIT), cps took them into protective cusdody when there greAT GRANDMOTHER MINUPLATED THE SYSTEMS AND HAD CONFLIT OF INTREST OF MINE FOR .MY JUDGE has been freinds with her over 20 years. even though he did; what some would say a short sentance ;for his charges (meth-lab,dumping hassrard waste, 6counts of child endagerment,6 counts of child neglegt with likly to caise injury and/or death, and a few more violations of prbation to boot he did less than a year of a 79 year sentance.)hmmm? but some how I became the target and all my evfforts (9years of battles I couldnt beat the courupt systems, that only strong family ties will win )no winners- and all the suffering and damage; put on my girls and their oldest sister for some reason? I was fit enough; to not have her removed from my care?Maybe because she was from my 1st marriage? Or possible because she was old enough to tell the truth and they didnt want any one to hear that. but today my youngest is final with me ,maybe because they didnt want the liability , tired of her A-walling , to my house , where she always ended up.but, her sister was place in a more restrictive grouphome for emotionaly - high risk of hurting her self. from the yrs not being heard and with special needs anyway, she didnt understand why they were keeping her and sis away from me. soo much more to say but its hard to go over the millions of emotions and bad memories my family has over come. so the answer is to ur Q, ONLY the parent who truly loves their child never gives up ! { I told them I would never sign away my rights ,they would have to take them and still i didnt give up.} ,DON'T EVER GIVE UP! might be 18 buy the time you get to even see them. most important thing is they know" my mommy"and/ or"my daddy" never gave up .THEY will know .".no matter what " said about there parents.the child or children know they loved them enough to never give up.

Answer 6

the main problem is a severe lack of foster care to have the children. and most people who are looking to adopt don't want children over a certain age and don't want siblings. it seems to me that parents rarely lose the rights to their children completely. if nothing else they just get pawned off on a relative.

Answer 7

the authorities in britain are no longer fit and proper reople to decide on the well being of children, especialy if the christians are defeated by the sodomites children will have a greater risk of loosing their own chance of happy married life normal married life that is.

Answer 8

I had a chum bypass via something comparable. i comprehend that if the babies have been in risk the social worker could in many situations touch family first and attempt to discover placement for the babies. in the event that they do no longer touch kinfolk earlier they take the babies to foster care, what occurs is they bypass to family courtroom and that they in many situations arise with a house plan there. So in the event that they bypass to courtroom confirm that your aunt knows approximately it and shows up because of the fact they'll ask for family that they are in a position to stay with.attempt to have as lots family help as accessible on the courtroom. even possibly have your aunt get some character letters to help out. After looking somebody prepared to take the babies in, they'll come to their homestead to make it is ideal for them to stay there. i think of in addition they'll do a history examine on all people who lives interior the homestead. stable luck!

Answer 9

if they are deemed unfit to care for their children, yes, I should think so but sometimes they get it wrong and that can be heartbreaking

Answer 10

No they shouldn't. Our family was extremely poor and I was away from home for a while. It would have been purgatory if I hadn't known my parents still loved me and one day I would be with them again when they got stronger