if i sign away my rights will i still be billed for child support?

Question

i just found out i have a 7 year old daughter. we broke up she moved to california and one day i recieved a child support bill for 32,000$ not long ago she found me on myspace. ahe just got married and i dont want to mess things up by confusing the situation. we are on good terms but she suggested signing away my rights to terminate the child support. but from what i understand my rights are visitation ect.. NOT shild support. i dont know how the laws vary from state to state. she lives in oregon i live in arizona and the child support is billed from california. anyone have any sugestions??

Answer 1

Call your attorney.
-NmD!

Answer 2

SHe will have to prove to the judge that she is able to care for the child w/out government assistance before termination of rights will be granted. As you have been billed for the child support either she opened a case on her own or she has been on welfare. If as I suspect she was on welfare then you will still owe the past child support because the government wants it's money. Also don't do anything w/out speaking to a lawyer. Good luck,but I think you will be stuck with the child support anyway. And yes even if you sign away rights you could still be charged the child support.

Answer 3

Yes, you will still have to pay child support, you just won't have any kind of rights, like visitation or anything. If signing away your rights to get out of paying child support was an option, then every dead beat dad or mom in this country would have done so themselves. Don't be fooled into doing this. You'll end up paying for a child that you cannot see or make any decisions for regarding her welfare. If her mother should die suddenly, you would also have no legal ground to obtain custody of your daughter. She would end up with her maternal family or in foster care, in which case you would still have to pay child support to her family or the state in which the child resides in. Be wise, tell your wife of the situation, and contact an attorney. Good Luck to you.

Answer 4

As long as you're the father you are responsible for child support. Terminating your rights will allow the other man to adopt your daughter and then he will be financially responsible for the child, I can't say for sure if your backed child support will be dismissed but you can petition the court for that. As far as the rights work you dont have legal standing to combat a suppot order, even not knowing until the child is of age in which you'll still have to pay backed support. You can con them but they will hunt you down, in NY they have a deadbeat dad's list in which they post your full name, last known adress and amount you owe and encourage the public to turn you in to pay.

Answer 5

Most of the posters are right - get an attorney that specializes in family law. Laws differ from state to state concerning child support. Just be careful, and consider the consequences on every side...Good luck.

Answer 6

Termination of rights includes child support in Texas. You would give up everything including support. Most judges will do this when someone is waiting to adopt the child (stepdad) I would imagine it's the same in California. If she does pursue you, I would suggest DNA before you agree to any support or visitation.

Answer 7

First of all, if you received a suport bill, it either means that she sued you (impossible, if you didn't even know you were a father) or that she was on public assistance (welfare). If she was on public assistance, they will go after the father for all money that they paid her. There is nothing you or she can do to erase that past amount that they say is due. (My sister is in this same situation between Ohio and California).

Signing over your rights, is in fact, just signing over your rights as the child's father. This would enable the new husband to adopt the child as their own. This is your decision. My father did this for my step-father to adopt us. It was the best thing to do so that we could be put on his insurance and stuff.

Good luck!

Answer 8

I live in California and my ex-husband signed off rights to our daughter a few years ago.......ongoing child support is no longer collected. But any child support owed before your rights are terminated is still due. The parent with custody can waive the child support if they wish to. But if she tells the DA she wants the back support, you have to pay it. You just won't have to pay future child support payments.

Answer 9

All rights and obligations are terminated including child support, however some states say that any past due support will not be waived only future support.

Answer 10

From how I understand it, you sign away your rights, you also sign away needing to pay child support. This is how my biological father got out of it, anyhow. I do know that the laws do very from state to state, though...

The best bet is to talk with friend of the court and go that route to speak with a lawyer with little or no charge to yourself.

Answer 11

every state is different (slightly) about these matters, so i would check with the links below; just click your state and find the section.

first, i would want a DNA test (unless that state has guidelines stating your the father because you were married or whatever).

most courts today wont allow anyone to just sign away their rights, unless there is someone willing to adopt the child. she might not know that, or is being misinformed somehow.

calling the CA Child Support Caseworker may be a good idea. ask to speak to the supervisor, and ask them if their state allows it.

CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATORS
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/calculators.htm
http://www.alllaw.com/calculators/childsupport/
http://www.helpyourselfdivorce.com/child-support-calculators.html

LAWS
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/states.htm
http://www.divorcehq.com/spprtgroups.html
http://www.divorceinfo.com/statebystate.htm
http://www.divorcenet.com/states
http://www.divorcesource.com/
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/deadbeat/deadbeat.shtml
http://www.divorcecentral.com/
http://family.findlaw.com/
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/unpaid-support/support-orders-enforcement.html
http://www.divorcehq.com/deadbeat.html
http://www.divorceinfo.com/
http://www.divorceinanutshell.com/
http://www.lawchek.com/Library1/_books/domestic/qanda/childsupp.htm
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-laws/state-child-/
http://www.supportguidelines.com/resources.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/links.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/laypersons.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/articles/news.html
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-basics/
http://www.spiesonline.net/deadbeat.shtml
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/index2.html

STATS
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/acesstatistics.html

FINDING DEADBEATS
http://www.wantedposters.com/skiptrace.htm
http://find.intelius.com/search-name.php?ReportType=1&
http://www.discreetdata.com/index.html
http://www.identitycrawler.net/people_search.html
http://www.efindoutthetruth.com/
http://www.peoplefinders.com
http://zabasearch.com/

FED AGENCIES
http://www.ncsea.org/
http://www.nfja.org/index.shtml
http://www.naag.org/issues/issue-consumer.php

REGIONAL FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT OFFICES
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/oro/regions/acf_regions.html

FACTS AND REGIONAL FEDERAL CS OFFICE INFO
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/fct/fct4.htm
http://www.divorcesource.com/WI/ARTICLES/beaulier11.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/opa/fact_sheets/cse_factsheet.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/index.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/faq.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/passport.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/fop.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/faq/faq.htm
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/grants/grants_cse.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/index.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region2/index.html
http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/
http://www.fedworld.gov/gov-links.html
http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/pfs92/ch3.htm

SSI AND CHILD SUPPORT
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/policybriefs/pb2004-02.html
http://www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/
http://family.findlaw.com/

CHILD SUPPORT LIEN NETWORK
(some states work with them)
http://www.childsupportliens.com/

COLLECTORS
http://www.supportkids.com/
http://www.supportcollectors.com/faq.php
http://www.deadbeatdadfinders.com/
http://www.deadbeatdadfinders.com/links.html
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/index2.html
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/deadbeat/deadbeat.shtml

TAX INFO
http://www.taxsites.com/index.htm
http://www.divorceinfo.com/taxes.htm
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc354.html
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p525/index.html
http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/14/pf/taxes/do_not_miss_tax_breaks/index.htm?postversion=2007021411

REPORT DEADBEATS
WORKING UNDER THE TABLE
(in writing, to your local and federal IRS offices)
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=106778,00.html

SEX OFFENDERS
http://www.mapsexoffenders.com/
http://www.scanusa.com/
http://www.nsopr.gov/
http://www.familywatchdog.us/Default.asp