<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Reddhead:
My current husband and myself are currently living in Michigan, the childrens biological father is living in South Carolina (currently in Jail for family court bench warrant (non-support) and public drunk charges. My current husband wishes to adopt my children, their natural father has only paid 3 support payments in a year, has not contacted them except twice in two years.
Where can I find explicit laws for Michigan on Adoption, Adoption by default, (I do not anticipate him responding or showing up for court here, as he also has an outatanding benchwarrant here in Mich),
Any help will be appreciated.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
My response:
He may be in jail, but he's still had enough contact with the child. Child support payments, or the lack thereof, is not dispositive on the issue of parental termination. He may not show up for a court hearing, but he has a good excuse. The Michigan court will not allow an adoption under these circumstances unless the bio-father voluntarily terminates his rights. Until that time, he's entitled to his parental rights. Sorry.
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