I don’t believe that you can relinquish your own parental rights, they must be taken away. If you are not allowed to see or visit with your child due to a court order, then you may be able to request the rights taken…
If you are not allowed to see of visit with your child due to your ex, then you have something to work with. Legally, your ex can not keep your child from you even if you have no custody agreement/order in place. If you are not yet divorced and do not have custody agreement or court order, then you have equal amount of custody as your ex. Even with the other parent having primary custody in NC you would still be allowed visits at school or by phone as much as once a day. You have rights to school/medical records. You have right to visit your child, and if that right is being withheld for any reason other than a legal one or by anyone other than the court/DSS then your parental rights are being violated.
No, the reasons you listed would not be a basis to relinquish your custodial rights, unless there is a court order requiring you to stay away from your child and then you may have more of a basis for such an act.
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My question is, if I am not being aloud to see my child, talk to him on the phone, go by his school, or anything. Could I relinquish my rights?
James Thomason Sr.