Can a Non-Custodial Parent voluntarily give up parental rights in Michigan?

This is a long terrible story so PLEASE don't judge. It's a series of mistakes that was the product of another series of mistakes and so on.

I just want to know if a parent who has no custody and has no visitation with their children (but PAYS support) can give up parental rights voluntarily without a stepparent adoption in Michigan.

In this case (which is very rare) it is in the best interests of the children who are very estranged from the NCP and unable to maintain a reliable relationship with them. The CP has alienated the NCP and has completely destroyed the relationship and any chance of there ever being one rebuilt, not to mention the children grow more violent with each visit and have started to become violent with the NCP's other children and even animals.

Protective services has investigated the CP household and somehow still found there to be no evidence of abuse or neglect, in spite of the CP record of domestic violence.

In no state can the non-custodial parent voluntarily relinquish parental rights without a third-party intervention. Although adoption is not always required, the court will not terminate parental rights without due cause.

And from your post there is no justification for such a tpr action.

A non-custodial parent can voluntarily give up rights, but that won't relieve them of their child-support obligations.

Yes, it can happen.

If your intent is to abdicate your rights to your children then you can do so by just ignoring them and not seek visitation or custody. Legally you are the father of the children and must pay child support to the custodial parent until the children reach emancipation or are adopted by another individual. The custodial parent could also 'excuse' your obligation to provide child support by just not demanding said child support but this is a very dangerous position for a non custodial parent to take as a court has required the payment of child support and even non payment with consent by the custodial parent the obligation still accumulates and at any point up to age of emancipation the custodial parent can apply to child support services for arrearages and on going child support.

Email me if you have any further questions.

In the situation you describe, it is possible.