Can she restore parent rights?

A few years ago my niece gave her three kids up for adoption. Her kids had originally been taken out of her home because of concerns of drug use and the cleanliness of her home I believe. She has since changed her life and wants her kids back. What are the chances of her reversing her voluntary relinquishment of parental rights? She says she didn’t really understand everything when this happened and felt pressured to do it. It is generally very difficult to set aside […]

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We never married, now what can be done about deadbeat dad?

My girlfriend and I have been going steady for a while now and have even talked about marriage. She has a three-year-old boy from a previous relationship although she was not previously married. The father of that child has never paid her anything and has taken little interest in being a parent and is a deadbeat. The whole situation makes me very angry. Is there any way we can get him to pay an amount for the child? What are the chances I could adopt […]

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