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Once a parent terminates their parental rights, can they get them back? How?
Asked on Jun 16th, 2015 on Child Custody - Washington
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Once a parent terminates their parental rights, can they get them back?
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That would be a no.
Answered on Aug 27th, 2015 at 7:13 PM
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Diane L. Berger
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That would be a no.
Answered on Aug 27th, 2015 at 7:13 PM
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Richard B. Jacobson & Associates, LLC
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Generally, they cannot regain parental rights. (Think of what this process would do to the child or children.) Except, possibly, by using one of the recognised bases for seeking a post-judgment remedy, such as error in calculation, fraud on the court, a new appellate opinion renders the judgment in your case no longer good law, and a few others. There are time restrictions on bringing such a motion, and courts do not like them.
Answered on Jun 16th, 2015 at 4:53 PM
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Yes by gift or by setting aside the termination judgment.
Answered on Jun 16th, 2015 at 4:04 PM
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Law Offices of Helene Ellenbogen P.S.
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A court has to do the termination even if it is voluntary. And no, the parent can't get them back unless there was some kind of fraud involved in the termination and then only if the appeal to the court was timely.
Answered on Jun 16th, 2015 at 3:31 PM