Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights - Northern Mariana Islands

Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights
Citation: Commonwealth Code Tit. 8, § 1418

The court may terminate a parent's parental rights when any of the following apply:

• The parent has abandoned the child.
• Because of physical or mental incapacity, the parent is unable to provide necessary parental care for the minor, and the court finds that the conditions and causes of the behavior, neglect, or incapacity are irremediable or will not be remedied by the parent, and that by reason thereof the minor is suffering or probably will suffer serious physical, mental, moral, or emotional harm
• The parent's conduct, faults, and habits have left the child without proper parental care and control, subsistence, education, or other care necessary for the child's physical, mental, or emotional health or morals. 

Timeframes for Termination Proceedings

This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.

Exceptions

This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.

When Parental Rights May Be Reinstated
Citation: Commonwealth Code Tit. 8, § 1418

A court terminating the parent and child relationship under this section may be vacated by the court upon motion of the parent if the child is not on placement for adoption and the person having custody of the child consents in writing to the withdrawal or vacation of the decree.