When I hear a parent saying that they lost their rights to their child, my first thought is always that the state took custody or the child was adopted; as those are the only ways a parent can lose their rights over a child. Even when a parent elects a guardian for the...

I am often asked if one parent can sign over his or her rights to a child.  Usually, this question comes when either the noncustodial parent has had little involvement with the child, or would like less responsibility regarding the child; or, when the custodial parent...

There’s a lot of misunderstanding out there about whether or not a parent can lose or voluntarily sign over rights to his or her child.  Parental rights can only be severed when there is someone available to take the parent’s place.  The rule of law in family and juven...

(Full disclaimer, I am writing this post as an unmarried; and perpetually single person).

I’ve always been a big believer in marriage.  Maybe it was the church I was brought up in, but I tend to hold with the belief that marriage is a sacred institution and something no...