When Can You Terminate a Father's Rights Based on Abandonment

My question involves adoption law for the State of: Florida

I have legal custody of my soon-to-be 3 year old granddaughter and have had her since Oct of 2012 because of physical abuse from bio mom.
I got legal custody of her in May 2013 and our case was closed in June 2013.
We/She has had no contact with bio mom since May 2013 (7 1/2 months). I have read the law on what is considered abandonment in Florida and we definitely fall under that since there's NO contact whatsoever but I have yet to find how long a parent can go before it is considered abandonment. I have heard it is a year but haven't found out for sure.

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Quoting MeMeInFlorida

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My question involves adoption law for the State of: Florida

I have legal custody of my soon-to-be 3 year old granddaughter and have had her since Oct of 2012 because of physical abuse from bio mom.
I got legal custody of her in May 2013 and our case was closed in June 2013.
We/She has had no contact with bio mom since May 2013 (7 1/2 months). I have read the law on what is considered abandonment in Florida and we definitely fall under that since there's NO contact whatsoever but I have yet to find how long a parent can go before it is considered abandonment. I have heard it is a year but haven't found out for sure.

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What would be your purpose for claiming abandonment?

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Quoting llworking

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What would be your purpose for claiming abandonment?

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Well, I am posting this on the adoption of children forum...........So it would be for adoption purposes.

Your best bet is to contact a few family law attorneys in your area who offer free consultation. If it does get to the adoption stage, you will want a good family law attorney anyway.

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Quoting mmmagique

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Your best bet is to contact a few family law attorneys in your area who offer free consultation. If it does get to the adoption stage, you will want a good family law attorney anyway.

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Thanks!

Where is the other parent?

Posting HX

http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168520

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Quoting Disagreeable

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Posting HX

http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168520

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That's a different OP and a different state.

The OP of this thread turns up right at the end of that thread.

I hadn't read it.

OOOPS! Sorry, dis :)