Will the father still have to pay child support or no? PLEASE HELP!
2007-01-19 13:54:20 · 10 answers · asked by HorribleDeath18 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I LIVE IN OHIO!
2007-01-19 14:18:43 · update #1
This all depends on the state(child support) and most judges will not just let a parent sign over their rights unless there is reason to believe they are unfit.
2007-01-19 13:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by jule9104 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is voluntary termination or a severance of rights. A natural parent has rights to visitation, custody, and basic things like deciding what kind of education the child will have, morals, religion, where to go for health care etc...Both natural parents have the responsibilty to provide food, shelter, clothing etc..
What you want to know is if you give up your rights, are you still responsible for the child and the answer is no, you are no longer held legally responsible
HOWEVER- If the mother is on federal welfare program and receiving state aid or has been invesitagated by CPS repaptedly, has a criminal record etc... the court may not grant this when her lawyer requests it in family court, because it is then not in the best interest of the child & typically they will appoint a guardian ad litem anyway to look at the case even if both parents are in full agreement.
Normally this is done when there is a step-parent ot foster adoption pending and SO no the natural father would no longer be responsible. The mother can request this and it is granted all the time to women who were abused by ex spouse or father is incarcerated etc.. you do not need a adoption peding to have this approved, you just need to show best interest of child's welfare- the other person posting here is wrong.
You need to know that if you terminate your rights and the mother becomes unfit to parent or dies, you will have no claim to this child as a biological relative. If you are the father, please get legal advice before signing away your rights. Mother remember to look closely at the inheritance laws in your state and how this choice now could hurt your child's claims to an estate in the future.
2007-01-19 14:17:46 · answer #2 · answered by funschooling m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a woman wants a man to sign over his parental rights - that means all of his rights and responsibilities - so he would not have the right to see the child, but would also not have to pay child support. Although if back child support is owed- he may still be responsible for that. The mother may want to have the child adopted by a new step-parent-or may just want to terminate all contact with the bio father and his family.
2007-01-19 14:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by quizicalfrog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The father can not legally sign over his rights unless there is another father figure that plans to adopt the child at the same time. Any probate court will explain this to you. And yes, when a father does sign over his rights, he will not legally have to pay child support any longer.
2007-01-19 14:03:16 · answer #4 · answered by InquiringMinds 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I with Gena on this one.
On top of what he/she listed, your also opening the doors for her now or future bf/spouse to adopt your child becoming the legal father, meaning you are completely out of the picture.
And no you don't have to pay child support but what a small price to pay for the bonding & enjoyment of your child & you.
2007-01-19 14:15:32 · answer #5 · answered by Just Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you won't have to pay child support anymore but this has a lot of negative consequences as well. if you want ot be a father, then i wouldn't suggest doing htis. otherwise, your ex can do anything she wants and you will have no say. you won't get to see your child because legally, that child won't be yours anymore. you'll have to weight the pros and cons based on what you want and what you believe is right but again, if being a father and seeing your child is what you want, don't sign over your rights, you'll likely never get them back...
Good Luck
2007-01-19 14:34:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oftentimes, it is done so as that the recent spouse (step father) can undertake. In maximum (perhaps all) situations, you won't ought to pay newborn help. yet, you have no longer have been given any suitable/declare to suggested newborn after doing so...IE no visitation. you have relinquished all parental rights. See an criminal expert for the regulations on your state. With that suggested, if the mummy in simple terms needs you to sign away all rights....Get an criminal expert. you may guess she has one. be careful approximately signing away "partial" rights. IE you may sign a rfile liberating her of permitting you any added touch, yet nonetheless requiring you to pay newborn help. the two way, get an criminal expert, circulate over the papers.
2016-12-12 15:43:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you will not have to pay support, BUT, you will also loose ALL rights you have to your child.Meaning, you will loose any type of visititation or contact with the child. Its like giving them up for adoption. You will loose school plays, sports, prom, first boyfriend/girlfriend, driving for the first time, award ceromonies, and simply hearing "daddy I love you. But,most important, you will loose any respect from your child. Just think about what it will do to them emotionally......paying a couple of hundred dollars a month isnt too bad...after all, you helped bring them here.....gena
2007-01-19 14:08:03 · answer #8 · answered by genasinfo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you will have to still pay child support but you will have no say on the decisions in that childs life
2007-01-19 14:01:44 · answer #9 · answered by Meagan P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I don't think so... and why does she want him to sign over rights? Dead beat dad? Another man (spouse) wanting to adopt the baby? I'd look into it.
2007-01-19 13:58:44 · answer #10 · answered by emtb9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋