Syfert Injury Law Firm

Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process.

Petition for termination of parental rights; filing; elements.

Identity or location of parent unknown after filing of termination of parental rights petition; special procedures.

Penalties for false statements of paternity.

No answer required.

Requirement to file a petition to terminate parental rights; exceptions.

Grounds for termination of parental rights.

Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.

Advisory hearing; pretrial status conference.

Adjudicatory hearing.

Manifest best interests of the child.

Powers of disposition; order of disposition.

Postdisposition relief; petition for adoption.

Continuing jurisdiction.

Oaths, records, and confidential information.

Appeal.

Reinstatement of parental rights.