Petition for Termination of Parental Rights
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Last updated August 4, 2026
# Petition for Termination of Parental Rights (POA-01) This form is used to ask a court to end a parent's legal rights and responsibilities for a child, which means the parent would no longer have custody, visitation, or say in decisions about the child. This form would be used by someone like a social worker, relative, or foster parent who believes it's in the child's best interest to have parental rights ended so the child can be adopted or placed in permanent care.
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