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1 Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights 1 (2021)

handle is hein.scsl/grterp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights To find statute information for a particular State, go to the State Statutes Search. Every State, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have statutes providing the circumstances under which a person's parental rights to his or her child may be terminated by a court. Termination of parental rights ends the legal parent-child relationship. Once the relationship has been terminated, the child is legally free to be placed for adoption with the objective of securing a more stable, permanent family environment that can meet the child's long- term parenting needs. Child Welfare * . Information Gateway PROTECTING CHILDREN 0 STRENGTHENING FAMILIES WHAT'S INSIDE Grounds for termination of parental rights Timeframes for Termination Proceedings Exceptions When parental rights may be reinstated Q Children's Bureau An Office of the Administration for Children & Families