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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 12/16/03
Portia from PA said:
I feel for you, sweetie. My ex-husband wants to give up rights to our daughter because he can't afford child support. She's only 2! What am I supposed to tell her? She loves her daddy. I don't think men should be allowed to get women pregnat and just "sign over rights". It's not legal. If your mom doesn't agree with it, she can fight it in court. He needs a valid reason to sign over rights. In my case, he can't afford child support. Too bad. He shouldn't have bought a brand new vehicle and moved into an expensive apartment. His child is number one. Honey, if your dad isn't taking
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On 12/16/03
Tory from NC said:
She can't do both. She can either get child support or get him out of your life, not both. I think it should be your choice.
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On 11/21/03
alicia from WI said:
my father hadn't seen me in 13 years when he asked for visitation, and he was granted it (with my permission)...i was 13 at the time. if you would like to see him, let your mom know, and let the courts know.
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On 11/13/03
Brandy from MO said:
I think it's right for you to take the dad to court for not paying the child support money for you and your son who he hasn't seen in about 7 years. You should just separate from him.
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On 10/21/03
Jesse from CT said:
Can my mother terminate my dads right as a father because he hasn't seen me in 7 years - because she wouldn't let him? She has taken me away and not contacted him in years and now we live close to him again and she just took him to court for childsupport. He finally is now knowing where we are so he sent her visitation papers. They went to court but my mom made them wait another 2 weeks so she can finish her papers to terminate his rights....
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