Understood, we are looking to let him adopt WELL AFTER the termination is done. I don't want to overload my guys with legal hearings. I just feel that until I close him out of the picture, I shouldn't even talk to the boys about my fiance adopting them. And thanks for the replies.
Yes, in fact my finace is willing to adopt, however, that is not the reason I am wanting to terminate his rights as a parent. In spite of his not living up to his legal and moral obligations to these boys, he has been claiming one child on his federal income taxes for the last 2 years, thus...
He has not called, written, ZERO contact since early 2000. Whenever I attempted to collect support, he would literally quit his job, move and be off the grid, he did that seven times since the divorce in Jan. 99. I finally, last year, hired a PI to find him. . I found him working at a Radio...
My sons' father has abandoned them for 8+ years, no child support (although I have attempted to collect) and no contact. I finally hired a private detective to locate him, I contacted him and he has zero desire to see his boys. I would like to know if I am able to terminate his parental rights...