50-State Parent Rights Project

Published research edition — not attorney-reviewed.
The 50 state PDFs and research records are being published as public-interest research drafts without qualified local attorney review. They are not legal advice, official agency forms, or certified legal guidance. Publication does not mean every statement has been independently validated for every case. These materials do not stop an investigation, prevent lawful emergency action, satisfy a filing requirement, file an appeal, or pause any deadline. Check the current official law, the actual agency or court notice, and case-specific requirements before relying on a deadline or taking action.

50state notice drafts in this archive

50state PDFs published as research drafts

20flagged issues or source gaps in the first-pass legal audit

0full legal certifications

Published: research Passes 39–50
Massachusetts through New York — twelve focused state research summaries, source links, deadline distinctions and unresolved verification notes. Open the Passes 39–50 research archive.

Published: Pass 38 — Rhode Island, South Dakota and Vermont
Final three-state research pass, including appeal routes, registry distinctions and deadline triggers. Open Pass 38 findings.

New: Pass 22 master consistency audit
Cross-state deadline, notice, interview, consent, emergency-action, findings, records and source-version review. The page identifies what has been checked, what remains unresolved, and why all 50 notices remain on hold. Open the Pass 22 master audit.

New: Pass 23 — Texas, Maine and Idaho source audit
Three more states received a targeted source review focused on administrative appeal eligibility, deadline triggers, review stages and registry consequences. Existing notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 23 findings.

New: Pass 24 — Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey source audit
Appeal routes, deadline conflicts, eligibility and registry consequences reviewed against official state sources and court decisions. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 24 findings.

New: Pass 25 — Utah, Nebraska and Tennessee source audit
Supported findings, central-registry placement, formal file review and appeal-stage deadlines reviewed. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 25 findings.

New: Pass 26 — Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio source audit
Child-protection finding classifications, registry challenges, review stages and record correction routes reviewed. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 26 findings.

New: Pass 27 — West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina source audit
Substantiation grievances, founded-disposition appeals, juvenile-court review and key procedural distinctions. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 27 findings.

New: Pass 28 — South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama source audit
Indicated-case appeals, DFCS administrative review levels, Alabama due-process hearing and record-review routes. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 28 findings.

New: Pass 36 — Nevada, New Hampshire and New York source audit
Nevada's 15-day pre-registry appeal, New Hampshire's current 2025 rule and receipt-based appeal, and New York's amendment-request/fair-hearing sequence. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 36 findings.

New: Pass 35 — Missouri, Montana and Nebraska 2026 update
Missouri appeal routes, Montana substantiation fair hearing, and Nebraska LB 668 pre-registry appeal changes. Includes an update to Nebraska's earlier Pass 25 audit. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 35 findings.

New: Pass 34 — Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota source audit
DCF supported-report hearings, Michigan Central Registry amendment and expunction, Minnesota 2026 reconsideration and fair-hearing sequence. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 34 findings.

New: Pass 33 — Iowa, Kansas and Maryland source audit
Founded versus confirmed dispositions, Kansas 2026 registry reform, Maryland's separate indicated/unsubstantiated appeal tracks, court stays and deadline triggers. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 33 findings.

New: Pass 32 — Delaware, Hawaii and Illinois source audit
Registry procedures, Family Court and administrative hearing routes, deadline triggers, court-case exclusions and an upcoming Illinois statutory amendment. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 32 findings.

New: Pass 31 — Alaska, California and Connecticut source audit
Substantiation classifications, registry challenge rights, appeal deadlines, court-proceeding exclusions and administrative review stages. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 31 findings.

New: Pass 30 — Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona source audit
Finding classifications, appeal windows, separate review stages and registry consequences checked against state rules, statutes and agency guidance. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 30 findings.

New: Pass 29 — Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi source audit
True/indicated/justified findings, administrative appeal clocks, registry consequences and a current-policy gap in Mississippi. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 29 findings.

New: Pass 37 — North Dakota, Ohio and Oklahoma source audit
North Dakota confirmed-assessment appeal timing, Ohio county-specific report-disposition policies and Oklahoma substantiation file-review eligibility and deadlines. Existing state notice PDFs were not changed. Open Pass 37 findings.

State-by-state notice library

Choose a state to open its PDF or editable Word draft. The underlying archive is Pass 21; the production audit is Pass 20. These are not the later individual state research passes 39–50 and should not be mistaken for a newly revalidated master set.