Can My Parental Rights Be Terminated While I Am In Jail?
Yes. A parent's rights over their child may be terminated due to the parent's abandonment of the child. A parent's incarceration may result in an abandonment due to the length of …
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Will my sexual orientation prevent me from adopting a child?
While adoption law can seem complicated for any parents looking to adopt, it becomes even more complex if the prospective adoptive parents are a same-sex couple, or if the prospective adoptive parent is both single and gay. Each state has different laws regarding adoption by same-sex couples and gay individuals; for instance, in some states, the law does not allow unmarried persons to …
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Intercepting Tax Refunds When a Parent Fails to Pay Child Support
It seems only fair that if a parent is entitled to a tax refund, and he or she owes back child support, then back child support ought to be paid off first. For that reason, federal law provides that if a parent owes back child support, then a state child support office can intercept that parent’s tax refund for you and apply it to the back child support. Even if the child for …
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