http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Law/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free legal forms and free legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Law/Federal/can-the-state-terminate-a-mother-s-and-father.html <font face="Arial">Yes.&nbsp; Every state has an agency that protects the interests of children.&nbsp; That agency may ask the court to terminate parental rights.&nbsp; Usually, the state must show that the parent is unfit and that severing the relationship is in the best interests of the child.&nbsp; To be found &ldquo;unfit&rdquo; the state usually must show that the child is in danger of suffering from some form of abuse, the parent is unable to care for the child (usually because of mental capacity or drug addiction) or the child has been abandoned by the parent.</font> Family Law FAQs Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:03:56 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Law/Federal/can-my-parental-rights-be-terminated-while-i-.html <p>Yes.&nbsp; A parent's rights over their child may be terminated due to the parent's abandonment of the child.&nbsp; A parent's incarceration may result in an abandonment&nbsp;due to the length of the sentence and the lack of&nbsp;any attempt by the parent to be involved in their child's life.&nbsp; Parental rights may also be terminated if the parent was convicted of a violent crime against their child or any other child.</p> Family Law FAQs Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:20:02 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Law/Alabama/index.html Free Alabama Family Law FAQs State specific Family Law FAQs Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:45:43 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Law/Alaska/index.html Free Alaska Family Law FAQs State specific Family Law FAQs Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:45:43 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Family-Law/Arizona/index.html Free 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