Terminations
Termination of Parental Rights
If you or your co-parent are looking to terminate the rights to a child, then you might be interested in our range of legal services.
We offer both uncontested and contested products depending on your circumstances.
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Lauren Jay Carrington Smyth
Born in San Antonio, qualified in Texas, D.C., England and Wales, Lauren Smyth worked as a Senior Attorney and Vice President in leading big City firms and Fortune 500 Companies before moving back to Texas to set up her family law firm.
FAQ
A Termination of Parent Rights (“Termination”) is a lawsuit that removes a parent’s rights and access to a child.
Unfortunately, not all parents want to be active in their children’s lives – and sometimes, it is in the child’s best interests to remove these rights.
A Termination might need to occur before a child can be adopted into a new family.
As part of a termination, the terminated parent will no longer be expected to support the child, be it with cash, medical, or dental support payments.
You will have the option to preserve past-due support payments or write off any arrearages that have accrued as part of the Termination process.
You will have the option to request a name change for each child as part of the Termination. Any child over ten (10) years of age will have to sign a consent form.
Please note: a judge has wide discretion when it comes to your agreement and can strike a provision if he or she feels that it is not in the best interests of the child.
The terminated parent can select to remove the right for the child to inherit from his or her estate as part of the Termination.
Please note: a judge has wide discretion when it comes to your agreement and can strike a provision if he or she feels that it is not in the best interests of the child.
The law firm offers a range of both uncontested and contested legal services for Terminations.
Uncontested – where both parents agree to the terms of the Termination, we offer more affordable and streamlined options starting from $500 for just the documents, up to $1,050 + court fees if you want the law firm to handle the entire process for you.*
*If you have existing child support orders, we will charge $500 for an additional hour of legal services to consolidate the case and liaise with the Attorney General.
Contested – Given the unpredictable nature of contested matters, we can’t put a fixed price on the amount of legal services you may need.
A Termination is permanent and the terminated parent will no longer have any access to the child.
It is very hard to undo a Termination (in most cases impossible), and so the terminating parent has to be very confident in his or her decision.
