parental rights
parental rights. A parent’s rights to make all decisions concerning his or her child, including the right to determine the child’s care and custody, the right to educate and discipline the child, and the right to control the child’s earnings and property. See TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. [Cases: Parent and Child 1–8. C.J.S. Parent and Child §§ 1–12, 40–54, 192, 201, 257–278, 327, 329–344.]