Q: Filing for child abandonment
I currently have a 5 year domestic violence protection order against my daughters father. She is not included in the protection order but is named on the page that states I am an unmarried female and have sole custody of her. He has had no contact with since November 4, 2022 and no contact with her since August 2022. There is currently no parenting order. Can I file for child abandonment since he has made no moves to keep in contact or have visitation with his daughter? Or will I have to wait until the protection order expires?
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A: Child abandonment is not really something you can file for. If you are seeking a stepparent adoption, you can do that fairly easily if there has been a year or more of no contact between the father and child.
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