Kristieashg
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio
Any advice that can point me in the right direction would be great. I will first tell you what I am wanting to do and then give you a back story.
I have three children: McCenna (7yrs), Jay (5yrs) and Adam (4 months). All three children have different biological fathers. I am wanting to terminate McCenna and Jay's fathers parental rights so that their step dad (Adam's father) can adopt them.
I will start with McCenna's story. Her father's name is Joe. Joe and I were together off and on for about 2 years. Since we have split up for good he has had minimal contact with McCenna by his own choice. His last contact with her was last year, a week after her birthday. She actually called him on her birthday and got sent to voicemail. A week later she heard back from him and with tears in her eyes expressed how mad and sad she was that she didn't get " happy birthday" from her father. He has not contacted me or her since.
Jay's father's name is Brandon. He has had no contact with Jay at all. I tried to get him invovled but he wants nothing to do with Jay. I actually have messages that state he wants to terminate his rights and has asked me how to do it multiple times.
Here is where it starts to get tricky for me. We moved from Iowa to Ohio in 2015. I informed both fathers and they did not contest our move.
Is jurisdiction in Ohio because that is were my children live? Or is it in Iowa because that is their birth place? Also, I don't have an address for either Joe or Brandon, will they still terminate rights even if they can't find them to let them know? Will a judge terminate the rights of Joe and Brandon so that Jesse ( Adam's father and my soon to be husband) can adopt them based on the fact that they have not even tried to contact Cenna or Jay in almost a year? Is that considered abandonment?
I have three children: McCenna (7yrs), Jay (5yrs) and Adam (4 months). All three children have different biological fathers. I am wanting to terminate McCenna and Jay's fathers parental rights so that their step dad (Adam's father) can adopt them.
I will start with McCenna's story. Her father's name is Joe. Joe and I were together off and on for about 2 years. Since we have split up for good he has had minimal contact with McCenna by his own choice. His last contact with her was last year, a week after her birthday. She actually called him on her birthday and got sent to voicemail. A week later she heard back from him and with tears in her eyes expressed how mad and sad she was that she didn't get " happy birthday" from her father. He has not contacted me or her since.
Jay's father's name is Brandon. He has had no contact with Jay at all. I tried to get him invovled but he wants nothing to do with Jay. I actually have messages that state he wants to terminate his rights and has asked me how to do it multiple times.
Here is where it starts to get tricky for me. We moved from Iowa to Ohio in 2015. I informed both fathers and they did not contest our move.
Is jurisdiction in Ohio because that is were my children live? Or is it in Iowa because that is their birth place? Also, I don't have an address for either Joe or Brandon, will they still terminate rights even if they can't find them to let them know? Will a judge terminate the rights of Joe and Brandon so that Jesse ( Adam's father and my soon to be husband) can adopt them based on the fact that they have not even tried to contact Cenna or Jay in almost a year? Is that considered abandonment?