Is it possible to divorce god parents if their not doing their part?responsibilities?

Question

9 years ago we baptized my son i was 16 and i chose my best friend at that time, as his God mother, she was there for him at first but ever since he was 2 she left our lives she hasen't did a thing for him. like teach him about God, i have been teaching my son and i really don't mind doing it, but i thought that was the God parents job. is it possible to divorce God parents? what are the responabilitis of a Godparent, and is it true that if i were to die the God mother would end up with my son?i'm sorry about the spelling i'm kind of in a rush....thank you

i grew up as a cathlic but right now i'm not any, i chose to pray at home and have faith in Jesuse and GOD but i really don't like going to church.

Answer 1

There are no "legal" responsibilities for Godparents, but there are some moral responsibilities. Did you have any sort of verbal agreement with her? Have you asked her about why she is not part of your child's life? If you were 16 then I'm guessing that she probably was too and that she has likely just gotten caught up in her own life. I wouldn't hold it against her too much though. Use this situation as a good opportunity to teach your child the virtue of unconditional love and forgiveness.

Answer 2

There are no legal responsibilities to being a godparent, and so there is no way to "divorce" them.

A godparent has no rights to the child, as such. If you have a will that names the person you chose for a godparent to also get custody if you die -- then that's a different story, and you need to change your will. If the godparent is also a relative, then they may use the fact that you chose them as the godparent to pursue custody after your death, if they really wanted to go through all that (but considering that they're not in the kid's life now, I doubt they'd bother with it) -- in that case again, you need to make up a will specifying that you do NOT want that person to have a chance at custody; and naming the person that you really do want to raise the child if you can't.

Answer 3

You really don't mind teaching your child but you thought it was the godparents job? Loving, teaching, caring for,feeding, clothing etc, everything about raising your child is YOUR job and your responsibility along with the father, no one elses. Maybe you ran your friend off because you expected too much from her. If she were your age at the time (16) neither one of you made a mature decision by letting her be the god mother in the first place.

Answer 4

I guess you can find some new people to help raise your son in the faith. It is vow on their part not yours.

Usually something is said and then asked like:
"Teach them the 10 commandments, the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, insure that they have a copy of the Holy Scriptures, teach them of the Sacraments, so they will lead a life in Christ."
"Do you intend to do this?"

They then answer something like "I will with the help of God"

So it has nothing to do with guardianship of the child or anything like that. If you die or are for some reason unable to lead your child in the ways of the Lord, I am sure that there are plenty of friends and family you have that will help, a godparent or sponsor is simply someone who makes a commitment to God to do this and it should be treated just as importantly.

The important thing is the child has been baptized, which means he now has the Spirit to guide him in his life.

Ezekiel 36
26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

Answer 5

A Godparent is not responsible for taking care of your child when you die unless you have asked them personally to. It is up to you where your child goes when you pass away. Also, a Godparent is not in charge of teaching your child about God. You can ask them to help, but just because the name is God-parent doesn't mean they teach about God. You can't divorce Godparents. That is one of the weirdest things I've heard. Maybe you should get in touch with her. If she doesn't want to retain the responsiblity, you can always ask someone else even though they weren't there at the baptism.

Answer 6

As finite people, we may be able to under no circumstances totally understand a limiteless God (Romans 11:33-34). sometimes we anticipate of we understand why God is doing some thing, in straightforward words to ascertain later that it replaced into for a diverse purpose than we initially idea. God seems at issues from a holy, eternal perspective. we seem at issues from a sinful, earthly, and temporal perspective. Why did God placed guy on earth understanding that Adam and Eve would sin and hence carry evil, lack of life, and suffering on all mankind? Why didn’t He merely create us all and go away us in heaven the position we'd want to be suited and without suffering? those questions can not be thoroughly responded this part of eternity. What we may be able to understand is inspite of God does is holy and suited and finally will glorify Him. God allowed for the opportunity of evil with the intention to furnish us a genuine selection with regard to no matter if we worship Him. God did not create evil, yet He allowed it. If He had not allowed evil, we'd want to be worshipping Him out of criminal responsibility, not through a range of our own will.

Answer 7

I don't know if you can divorce god parents, HOWEVER...
the responsibility of a godparent is to ASSIST the parent (s)and guide the child through life. YOU as the PARENT have the responsibility of teaching your child about God, life, morals, etc...and you can leave the responsibility of your child, in the event that you and his/her father dies, to whomever you want.
The godparent relationship is not legally binding, so I would think you can pretty much do what you want as far as that is concerned.

Answer 8

The function of a God Parent is to make sure your minor child receives religious instruction -- AFTER YOU DIE, not while you are still living. While you're alive, that's your job.

It's really just a symbolic thing, these days. The God Parent is under no legal obligation to provide anything at all and should you die, whoever gets custody of your child will decide what kind of religious instruction your child receives (if any) and from whom the child will receive it.

Answer 9

No, because the Godparent's relationship is religious and not a legal relationship, you can not divorce them. Some people don't take that responsibility very seriously, so you really can't blame them. There is no legal, binding relationship that says that they get custody of your minor children should you die.

Answer 10

I don't know the rules or even if there are rules. But certainly if they are not doing their job (what is god-parents job by the way?) I think you can fire them and or replace them. I did hear before that if something happens to you that they step in and finish raising the kid(s). But I really wonder if all of this is legal in the courts eye? It could get pretty serious I would think........