she wanted to abort, but his family (he is still in jail) insisted on raising the child without her. She has never even seen this child, that was part of the arrangement.Now they are trying to sue her for child support. Is there anything that we can do legally??
2006-08-14 19:34:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Arrangement?
That does not sound good.
If she had aborted then she would have no legal problems.
I am assuming he is in jail for raping her?
If not, she definitely has a problem having not aborted the child and instead giving guardianship of the child to the grandparents.
It looks like a defacto marriage without a divorce, and a custody arrangement without a custody agreement.
As I see it, your girlfriend has all the chips on her side of the table. She should tell the grandparents that she will take back the child and put him/her up for adoption, which is probably what she should have done in the first place. They will more than likely back down, recognizing that their rapist son has no standing as a father and therefore they have no standing as grandparents. If they don't back down and the case ends up in front of a judge, it is obvious that the child's best interest is not to be in the house with a rapist, or the family of a rapist. The judge will probably seek to take the child away from everybody and determine whether or not to change that order. In other words, if your girlfriend tells her story to the judge, the grandparents lose custody as does your girlfriend. What were they thinking?
Get a lawyer and do what you want but the only way your girlfriend should be paying child support is she raped him.
I am hoping she is not keeping in contact with this child. That would be sending mixed signals to the judge.
Good Luck.
2006-08-14 20:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, get a lawyer. If she can't afford one, contact the state bar where you live and get a referral to a free legal service program. Normally seeing the child is a condition to child support. Since she has not seen the child, the other family can't sue for child support. If she has witnesses to the whole thing (rape, child rearing arrangement...), that's even better. But get a lawyer instead of asking for advice from laypeople (like me) on this board.
2006-08-15 02:43:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That certainly sucks. His family never had a right to the child in the first place. Report them for kidnapping and extortion.
2006-08-15 02:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by Isles1015 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well one think under circumstance they should not be sued for child support and would fighjt all the way it insane if ask me and I lived through rape and dont know how she could birthed his child I couoldnt have done it and they took on sole care for this child even though way it was concieved they shouldnt be able recieve darn dime period
2006-08-15 08:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by pixiedraco2003666 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She needs to consult a local family law attorney. You won't get any real answers in this forum.
2006-08-15 02:40:22 · answer #5 · answered by Carl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jeez there def should be! thats rediculous....i would consult an attorney....good luck.
2006-08-15 02:40:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋