Often the court prefers the child to be left with the mother (if she is fit to look after the child) and often there is joint custody between mother and father of that child.
However when a parent is terminated from seeing their child or both parents here are some reasons:
- The child is in a poor environment. The home is not up to standards (could be the family is poor and the home is not up to par according to Child Aid.)
- Both parents are at work and don't have anyone there to look after the child or when the child gets home from school.
- If one or both parents do street drugs.
- If one or both parents party or are alcoholics.
- Both parents argue too often (yelling and screaming.)
- Both parents are abusive to each other either physically or mentally. This can make the child become depressed and do poorly in school if they are of age to go to school.
- If there is abuse towards the child by one or both parents.
- If both parents don't want the child they can seek legal counsel and either have the grandparents, another relative or put the child in foster care and sign their rights away.
- If the child does not get medical help when needed.
- If the child shows signs of malnutition.
- If a neighbor has complained to Child Aid. If you are innocent then fight it in a court of law. Some people mean well, but sometimes they can misunderstand how a child may look (dress wise) or if the child is small in stature the neighbor may feel that the child is not fed well.