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Speak Up! - View Question #642 |
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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 03/25/04
daniel from SC said:
I have primary custody of my daughter, after asking me to get custody decided that she wanted to go back to her mom because she gets away with more there. She along with her mom filed a false DSS report which has been thrown out as being unfounded. I am concidering signing rights away
and sending her back to her mom. I am going to have a lawyer draw the papers up to where I do not have to pay child support, more so that her mom in the last court case claimed I was not the father after I paid child support for 10 years. If awoman does'nt want a kid she can have an abortion but a man can't
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On 03/23/04
momoy from CO said:
I was RAPED by my ex because he was jealous of my new man. As a result of that I am now pregnant by him. My man and I have decided to keep the baby and that he would adopt her. My ex is totally immature and tries to use the baby to control my life. He harrasses me constantly making comments like "I put my baby in there you are stuck with me" I want him to give up his rights but i can't make him. It's not that easy. He has not helped in any way thus far.HE does not even take care of his other kids! He couldn't care less about the baby what he wants is me.And he broke up with me,I just moved on.
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On 03/23/04
Nonya from MN said:
My child doesn't want me as his father because he is a total screw up and gets himself into trouble often. He has run away, is failing in school, etc. He has a step father that just got out of prison and wants to move back to his mother's house. Obviously to escape consequences for his actions. I told him the only way I'd let him go back is if she had his step father adopt him. I wouldn't want anymore to do with this child while he is still a child (14yrs old). I know someday he'll understand what I so desparately tried to do for him but for now he doesn't. So does this make me an A-Hole?
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On 03/16/04
IONO from AR said:
I believe that if you truly loved and cared for you're son the way you claim to, you would not terminate your parental rights. you made the choice to have a son and yes, you are going through a rough time right now, but that does not mean things will not get better, and you won't ever get to see him.
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On 03/08/04
Daniel from AZ said:
I am in a pickle and debating if it would be better to terminate my parental rights to my two year old son. I love him more than anything in this world. However his mother has deliberately done devious things in attempt to damage my carreer and livelyhood. She is also attempting to relocate to another state and take my son with her. With the relecation she is requesting that I get to see my son every other weekedend. We currently have an order allowing me to see my son 190 days of the year. I also Pay almost $500 a month in child support. My question is, should I terminate my rights to my son?
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