Can someone e-mail me the forms for waiver of parental rights?

Click on this link for the State of KY form Appearance -- Waiver and Consent to Adopt: [URL="http://courts.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/32D704E8-ED25-44D2-A44B-28E2B29A1027/0/292.pdf"]http://courts.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/32D704E8-ED25-44D2-A44B-28E2B29A1027/0/292.pdf[/URL] You won't be able to save the form to your computer, but you can print it out. You can print it out and have it filled in by hand or you can fill it out online and print it out for signature. To fill out online, click on the Select symbol (next to the little hand in the page toolbar), then click in the document where you want to type. For other court forms, go to this web page: [url=http://courts.ky.gov/forms/default.htm]Kentucky: Court of Justice - Overview[/url] Click on Categorically. Scroll down to find what you are looking for. The form will be just one part of the process, I'm sure. You can contact the court clerk for instructions on how to file pro se. The court clerks cannot give you legal advice, only instructions on procedure. Your local government social services agency's adoption unit should also be available to provide you some guidance. To find yours, click on this link and click on Local Offices Search on the left: [url=http://chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dpp/adoptionservices.htm]Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Adoption Services Branch[/url] . There should be other good information available from the adoption services page as well. Your state website-- [url=http://www.kentucky.gov]Kentucky.gov Mobile[/url] is a great resource. You should not have to pay anyone for public forms. There may be court filing fees, but that is to the court, not a private party. I hope all goes well for your child.

Thank you for the information but I need one for massachusetts. I live here now but am trying to get to kentucky.

Then I am not sure that there is any such form, although, again, your best bet and first stop is to call you local Probate & Family Court and ask the clerk what the procedure is. You can find yours by going to this webpage, scrolling down, and clicking on Courthouses by county: [URL="http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/probateandfamilycourt/index.html"]Probate and Family Court Department - Main Information Page[/URL] It may be that, rather than a set form, you need to write up and file a petition (motion) requesting the court grant and order the relinquishment. The petition would have a notarized letter or relinquishment document signed by the mother relinquishing all rights to the child. Here is a form that might be helpful: [URL="http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/probateandfamilycourt/documents/cjd400.pdf"]http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/probateandfamilycourt/documents/cjd400.pdf[/URL] This page gives info for Essex County, but it is probably the same for most others. There are also sometimes a "lawyer of the day" or some such at the P&FC that can help with questions and forms. Here is another page that has a lot of information: [URL="http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/subject/about/custody.html"]Massachusetts Law About Child Custody and Visitation[/URL] You did not say whether there is another prospective parent wanting to adopt your daughter. I am not sure if relinquishment would be ordered if it were not to free the child for adoption by another parent. The law wants the child to have as much parental protection and support as possible and won't want to terminate one without another waiting. That is, the court would not be inclined to grant a relinquishment and take a parent away from a child if there were not another prospective parent committed to adoption. Doesn't matter if the parent doesn't seem of much to use to the child at the moment. The parent can at least be held legally responsible for the child, which is in the interest of the child as well as the state. If you would be going for an actual termination based on legal grounds (abuse, neglect, abandonment, etc.), that would require an attorney or the help of DSS and A LOT of money. If there is not another parent and Mass doesn't allow relinquishment, your next best bet would be to gain sole legal custody of your daughter with her mother agreeing to modification of custody/support/visitation etc. to nothing, although it is hard to imagine anyone actually doing that--most people try to hang onto whatever they can. If the child is over age 12, then that is a whole different ballgame.

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Wondering if anyone has a edit-able waiver of service for the state of Texas? It's greatly appreciated.:thanks:

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