I read online that in Maryland, parental rights can be terminated because a natural parent is incarcerated. I have a 16 month old daughter and her father has been incarcerated for burglary and it is his second time. He has been incarcerated since December 2006 she was born December 28, 2005. I've heard from mutual friends that he is looking at three years at the least and ten years at the most but I am not sure if this is true because I do not speak to him anymore. Is there a way I could find out his sentence other than through
him. I wanted to know what are the chances that I can get his Parental Rights terminated if he is sentence to 3 or ten years and I am pretty sure this is a felony conviction. Thank you for your time. By the way this is in Maryland.
2007-05-16 12:51:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I think that terminating somebodies parental rights because they are in jail for 3 years is a bit selfish on your part and harsh as well.
You child will be what? 5? I don't think that she'll remember all that much of daddy being gone, but if you terminate his rights..she'll remember daddy not being there for all of those other years...and then when she's 18, he could look her up and tell her what you did....
2007-05-16 12:57:42 · answer #1 · answered by lc 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Parental rights are hard to terminate. Someone else would have to adopt the child to assume financial responsibility of the child. Parental rights may be terminated voluntarily or involuntarily. The courts don't want that to happen unless and until another adult is ready, willing, and able to provide the love and support the child is entitled to receive. In some cases where both parents agree, the child's legal relationship with one or both parents is terminated to make the child legally available for adoption. Sometimes the parent-child relationship is terminated against the will of the parents. That could happen in cases of child abuse and neglect. Even if there aren't any adoptive parents, the state sometimes terminates the abusive parents' rights or because they've abandoned the child..
2016-05-20 15:17:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about Maryland Laws; however, you should be able to find out what he was convicted of and how long he was sentence to by contacting the local court system. This information is a matter of public record. As far as this being automatic ground for terminating his parental rights, it is doubtful. You can file a petition in the local courts to have his rights terminated because of his incarceration, but he will have the right to present his case before a judge if he is not willing to terminate his rights.
2007-05-16 12:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by simply_sarah_1981 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Contact a lawyer. You're going to need one anyway. Usually the termination only occurs if a violent crime is involved and burglary isn't one of them.
2007-05-16 13:01:06 · answer #4 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he is in prison and the sentence is for more than one year it is most likely a felony.
To understand your legal rights, you need to talk with a lawyer.
2007-05-16 12:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call Richard Bergers office on Calvert stree. They'll be glad to answer this.
2007-05-16 12:55:30 · answer #6 · answered by overwhelmed999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to contact an attorney or go to the courthouse and see if they have a legal section that can advise you of your and his rights.
2007-05-16 12:55:10 · answer #7 · answered by Feline05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋