Permanent neglect in CPP termination of parental rights results in what?

• A. All rights and obligations between child and parent are severed and the child may be available for adoption
• B. Only some parental rights are terminated
• C. The child remains with the parent
• D. The agency is relieved of duties

Answer: (A)

Permanent neglect is the ground that ends a parent’s entire legal relationship with the child. When it’s found, all parental rights and responsibilities are terminated, so the parent no longer has duties to support or care for the child. The child is then freed to be adopted, since there’s no remaining parent-child relationship to preserve. This means the first option is correct because it captures both the termination of all rights and the child becoming available for adoption. The other statements don’t fit: permanent neglect doesn’t mean only some rights are terminated, it doesn’t keep the child with the parent, and the agency isn’t simply relieved of duties—the agency continues to pursue a permanent placement for the child.