There are three circumstances to consider here: You and your partner are
the biological parents of the child; you are the biological parent but your partner isn't; or neither of you is a biological parent.
What follows are various methods which grant parental rights and custody to those who are not
the biological parents of a child.
So, how are parental rights obtained for those who are not
the biological parent of a child?
Can a person, not
the biological parent of a child, who assumes a parental role to a partner's child, abandon that role after the breakdown of the relationship?
If one of the partners is
the biological parent of the child and no second - parent adoption has been entered, the parent with legal relationship will have custody rights.
Child maintenance is obligatory for
any biological parent of the child, at least until they reach the age of 18.
The cases which have emerged are very fact specific, mainly involving step - parents who originally believed themselves to be
the biological parent of the child.
Strong experience working with
the biological parents of children as well.
PASTA is a parenting program designed for relative caregivers who are not
the biological parents of the children in their care.
Target Population: Grandparents and other kinship caregivers who are not
the biological parents of the child in their care
They need not be
the biological parents of the child in question.
All that is required is that you are the legal or
biological parent of a child that lives with the other parent or someone else (foster care, government agency, adopted parent, etc..)
According to Ohio law,
a biological parent of a child, a man determined to be the natural father of a child pursuant to law, an adoptive parent, a parent who acknowledged paternity on a child's birth certificate or a parent who acknowledged paternity in probate court has a duty to pay child support.
First of all, it is impossible for same sex couples to both be
biological parents of the child.
Generally,
the biological parents of the child must be deceased or disabled, or the grandchild must be legally adopted by the grandparent.
It occurs when
the biological parents of a child relinquish their parental rights to that child.
A term used to describe a Consent to Adoption that has been signed by
the biological parent of a child that is being placed for adoption, which under state law can not be revoked after it is signed, unless the court specifically finds that the Consent to Adoption was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation, or by the use force or undue duress on the birth parent.
Parents of typically developing children were included in the current study if: (a) none of their children had received a diagnosis of any developmental disorders, intellectual disability or serious medical problems; (b) at least one of their children was living at home with them; (c) this child was between 5 and 17 years old; (d) the parents were partners and living together; (e) both of them completed the questionnaires; (f) both of them were
biological parents of the child.