Child Abandonment - NC
Child Abandonment is a serious issue and can have serious ramifications in your child support hearings. If a child is over the age of three months, then a petition can be filed with the court to terminate parental rights based on child abandonment. Child abandonment means that immediately prior to filing the petition a parent has willfully abandoned the child for at least six consecutive months; Or it could also mean that if the mother of the child was living apart from the father at the time of the child’s birth, or she was willfully abandoned by the natural father, then the child can also be considered willfully abandoned.
If you think child abandonment might apply to your situation relating to child support, please contact us for more information. We offer confidential consultations to help you easily understand and weigh the best options for your family.