Correlation of Child Support and Termination of Parental Rights

[Paul M]

Out of curiousity, did you ask each of these attorneys what experience they have had with this particular issue? It sounds to me as if two, if not all of them, had little to no experience and were making something up based upon their current knowledge of how the law is applied to these situations. I find it hard to believe that you would have the documentation in your hand, but one attorney said they could not do that. As you stated, they obviously did.

When you go to these initial consultations, you need to be reviewing the attorney and his/her experience with your particular matter as well, not just seeking out their legal opinions.

Generally speaking (not always), when a notice is written up in a publication it is because the other party to the matter was unavailable or unable to be located. Could this have been the case? It's also quite possible that she told the court she could not locate him or supplied a wrong address. Do you have any documentation as to why they issued the notice through publication as opposed to other means? Again, not all states require this, and I'm not sure what the laws state in Oklahoma. I'm more curious than anything else.

[Dogmatique]

Well, the first attorney is incorrect. A termination does not necessarily need the parent's consent.

The second, I'd ask what the basis is for their response.

The third, ditto.

I have a feeling 2 & 3 are giving very generalized responses - and they're both correct, because both are possible depending on the individual facts of the case.