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Question: My father wants to give up his parental rights, can he do that, and can my mom still get child support from him?
Answer: A father cannot give up his parental rights all by himself. He has a duty to support
and to "parent" his child. He can agree to allow someone else to adopt
his child if that person is willing to do so. He can lose his parental rights
if he does certain things, i.e. neglects the child, abandons it, is unable to
parent the child because he is mentally ill or in prison for a very long time,
etc.
If a person adopts the child, or if his rights are terminated, the parent no
longer is responsible for current child support. He would still have to pay
back child support, which is child support he was supposed to pay for the months
before the termination.
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On 04/29/04
jennifer from WV said:
I'm going through the same thing. The difference is my daughters biological father wants to sigh over all parental rights but the courts require that I must get married and the new husband adopt her. Then giving him all legal rights. To me it does not make any sense. It is taking me from one man to another, just changing the faces. If I am willing to walk away from the child support and he wants out of the visitation why not let us do it.Its forcing me to get married to another man to get rid of one. Single mothers are mircles and it is done every day but I can't. So the courts say!!!!
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On 04/16/04
Desiree from CA said:
Not all women are the same, their not all after the money. I was never married to my daughters father. His name however is on her birth certificate. He has not helped out one bit. I hear through the grapevine he's so proud to have a daughter and is always bragging about her however I have not talk to or seen him in 5 months, no Xmas present, nothing. I don't want any money from him, I'm fine on my own being a single mother and would like for him to give up his rights. I don't even have anyone to adopt her. I just don't want him to be her father. But not everyone just wants the money.
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On 04/02/04
SHERI from OK said:
CAN A FATHER REALLY GIVE UP ALL HIS RIGHTS TO A CHILD??? HERES THE DEAL, I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS 2 KIDS WITH A GIRLFRIEND, THEY WERE NEVER MARRIED, THE OLDEST IS 16 THE YOUNGEST IS 5 , IM 100% SURE THE OLDEST IS HIS NOT SO SURE ABOUT THE YOUNGEST ONE. HE PAYS HER 150.00 A MONTH PER CHILD, HIS NAME IS NOT ON THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE NOR DO THE CHILDREN HAVE HIS LAST NAME. THERE IS NO COURT ORDER FOR HIM TO BE PAYING THE CHILD SUPPORT BUT HE DOES ANYWAY. BUT WHEN SHE GETS MAD AT HIM SHE WONT LET THEM COME SEE HIM. SHE IS USING THE KIDS TO HAVE CONTROLL OVER HIM. CAN HE GIVE UP HIS RIGHTS TO THEM?
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On 03/28/04
shayne from FL said:
What are the real men to do ? With women who have predetermined in themselves to deliberately have (2) children then leave the husband while still pregnent w/ the second child @ (4) months into the pregnancy & moves out on Dec.18th, 5 days after her birth day, withdraws two thousand dollars out the bank and files child support papers in the same day then, moves into her OWN APARTMENT by three pm., with th ehusbands hardworked for money. Are Husbands putting way too much trust in their so called wives/money freeks.
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On 03/28/04
shayne from FL said:
What are the real men to do ? With women who have predetermined in themselves to deliberately have (2) children then leave the husband while still pregnent w/ the second child @ (4) months into the pregnancy & moves out on Dec.18th, 5 days after her birth day, withdraws two thousand dollars out the bank and files child support papers in the same day then, moves into her OWN APARTMENT by three pm., with th ehusbands hardworked for money. Are Husbands putting way too much trust in their so called wives.
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