In certain situations, the biological parent may have given up rights and responsibilities as parent; in others, the court may find that the parent has not exercised his or her rights and will terminate them under the law. Therefore, there must be complete termination of parental rights from the other, non-custodial parent. Note that if the other parent is no longer living, only consent of the custodial parent is necessary. This will include any child support payments ordered by the court, which is often the main issue in these types of cases. If the court is the one to determine whose rights prevail, an experienced family law attorney can be the key to success. That requires that the court find
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