In the US, what are the requirements for a parent to legally disown their child, e.g. age and reasons? Why would someone do this and what rights would the parent be giving up?
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Carmella
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Parental rights can be severed by the court if the court deems that the child is in danger of abuse or neglect. In CA, this will normally only occur if there's an adoptive family ready and willing to take the child, because they don't want to produce a "legal orphan". Severance of parental rights generally means that the parent no longer has the legal right (or obligation) to provide and care for the child, guide it's education, etc. It's pretty severe. As for "disowning" a child, I'm not aware of any legal procedure for that. What happens is typically that the parent "throws the child out" -- in Orange County, they sometimes just get dumped at Orangewood Children's Home, which qualifies as abandonment. The home takes them in, the courts put them in the dependency system, often the parents will be arrested and charged... but the court won't give the children back to the parents unless it feels the parents have straightened out their lives and are able to care for the children.
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