Hi, my ex and i have 3 children together and i recently had to deny him visitations, because he choose to do some illegal activities in front of my children ages, 13, 11, and 8. Now he wants to give up rights to them and not pay child support anymore.. we live in Kansas. How do i go about doing this? do i have to use a lawyer?
2007-01-02 13:57:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I don't need the child support really, Actually i tried to get him to deal with all this outside of court in the first place. I told him he could pay me what he could afford he told me to get off my behind and file for child support, so i did. Now i'm remarried and my husband is a good father to them.
2007-01-02 15:13:25 · update #1
there are no court ordered visitations, he was supposed to do supervised visitations through court and he went to 1 and refused to go to anymore.
2007-01-02 15:14:36 · update #2
I would get a lawyer, just to do the paperwork for you, and I would highly encourage him to sign his rights away, but, just for your knowledge, even after he does, he will still be obligated to pay child support.
2007-01-02 14:01:40 · answer #1 · answered by Girly Q 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I’d advise you to talk to an attorney. Terminate of parental rights has to be approved by a judge. IF you’re willing to agree to it and IF you don’t need Dad’s financial support (because it will mean no more child support) then a judge *might* agree to it if he has reason to believe that Dad’s unfit/a danger to the children. Or he might not. Here’s one reason judges do not like to allow it—right now you might not need Dad’s financial help, but 5 years down the road your situation might change and then who’s going to help support the children—the taxpayers. I’m not saying that will happen in your case, but since no one can foretell the future… Talk to an attorney about it. They may very well advise you to simply petition for full custody with no/supervised visitation for Dad.
By the way, if he has court ordered visitation and you feel it's necessary to deny visits, then you need to go back to court and request that the order be modified, otherwise you’re in contempt of court.
2007-01-02 23:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by kp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most states do not allow for a parent to give up parental rights unless there is someone who is wanting to adopt them,such as a new spouse.A child cannot be made a "bastard",according to my lawyer.Horrible name I know,but that is the way my lawyer put it.A child left without a supporting parent could then become the responsibility of the state if the mother couldn't support them on her own.This is the reason that parental rights can only be terminated if someone else is going to step up and take responsibility for them.
2007-01-02 23:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by stellablue1959 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why people seem to think people have to pay child support if they relinquish their parental rights. Or, what state these people are from. In Texas, this is not the case. For that reason, parents who are ordered to pay child support are not allowed to do so. The only exception is if the person receiving the child support agrees to it. If they do, they are informed of the fact they will not receive anymore assistance.
2007-01-02 22:09:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The courts will only act if you pressure them to take action.
If no one is bothered about visitation, then nothing will happen.
You can drop the Child support case at anytime if it becomes a problem.
2007-01-03 00:27:35 · answer #5 · answered by DB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋