Parentage Termination
The United States and Tennessee constitutions both support parents' rights to raise their children. However, under the law, a parent can risk the loss of these rights through certain acts such as child abandonment. This can include the willful failure to visit with a child or to pay child support. When your parental rights are in jeopardy of termination, you want an experienced lawyer to assist you — one who knows the laws and the process. Equally, this termination of rights may enable a step-parent to adopt the child, giving that child the stability and nurture of a two-parent family, or for another family member to adopt the child.
Family Law Attorneys Jeffrey L. Levy and Mary Langford provide experienced, compassionate and aggressive counsel to men and women facing termination of their parental rights. Jeffrey L. Levy has more than 13 years of practice experience and Mary Langford has represented clients throughout the Nashville area since 1999. We focus our energy and efforts on finding solutions that are in the best interests of you and your children.
We offer a free initial consultation. To schedule an appointment, contact our office online or call us at 615-866-0235 (toll free at 866-609-0647).
Legal Actions involving Termination of Parental Rights
We handle all types of proceedings involving attempts to terminate parental rights, including cases involving:
- abandonment of the child by one or both parents
- willful failure by a noncustodial parent to exercise parenting time or visit with a child
- willful failure by a noncustodial parent to pay child support
We will be a strong advocate for you. For parents who have been blocked from having regular visitation with your child, we will help identify valid reasons, including change in work or work shifts, transportation difficulties or health challenges. For parents who have had good reasons for not being able to pay child support as ordered, we will work to demonstrate that it is not the result of a lack of interest in the needs of your child. Equally, for parents struggling to raise a child without the participation of a "deadbeat parent", we can help you get your child the loving, full-time parent that child deserves.
Contact Our Office
To arrange a meeting with experienced Nashville termination of parental rights attorneys, contact us by e-mail or call Family Law Attorneys Jeffrey L. Levy and Mary Langford at 615-866-0235 (toll free at 866-609-0647). Evening and weekend consultations can be scheduled upon request. We are conveniently located in the heart of Nashville, in the historic L & C Tower.
