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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most judges will not grant a termination of parental rights with a very good reason. Things like a long history of drug abuse, which includes an inability to care got themselves and child abuse. If someone else is trying to adoption, they will allow it.

Just because he didn't have the financial and emotional resources? I'm not buying it. [/quote]

There are several kinds of adoption.  Newborn and older child adoption is very easy if the biological parents consent.  My son's birthmom parented her older child and placed her younger with us.  She's a great parent with a great kid.  She was not in a position to parent two kids.  If she had a 3rd child and parented I would fully support it.[/quote]

According to OP, they both signed over their rights (to the grandparents or social services?)after the baby was born.  Perhaps, the grandparents have been dealing with red tape for the last six years, especially given the mom's criminal history.[/quote]

You can't just sign away your rights. That doesn't happen without a damn god reason, not even with the parents' consent. Allowing parents to opt to terminate rights fell out of favor with the courts more than 15 years ago. [/quote]

SO, if my child's birthparents consented then how did that work given you say they can't.  It actually is very simple.  They just sign, we file for adoption and adopt.[/quote]

It's not as simple as a signature. A judge has to grant the termination, which they will do if there is someone waiting to adopt. [/quote]

Yes it is.  A judge only terminates the rights if the birthparents do not consent.  Ours consented.  It was a simple process.  They signed consents in front of their attorney and we submitted them to the court with our home study and other paperwork, got a court date, went and finalized.[/quote]

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