Raleigh, NC
Adoption Lawyer at Raleigh, NC
Practice Areas: Adoption, Family
OUTCOME: Decision for adoptive parents.
In a termination of parental rights proceeding, a father’s failure to provide substantial financial support or consistent care for the mother or child is sufficient grounds to terminate the father’s p ... arental rights. Evidence of parental unfitness or neglect is not required.
OUTCOME: Decision for adoptive parents.
In a proceeding for termination of parental rights, a father’s failure to take the required actions to demonstrate commitment to parent-child relationship by providing substantial financial support or ... consistent care is not excused by misrepresentation by the mother.
OUTCOME: Decision for adoptive parents.
A child may be adopted without the consent of the unwed father when the father fails to actually provide financial support or tangible assistance to the mother during pregnancy. Mere offers of support ... alone are not sufficient.