My girlfriend wants to relinquish her custodial rights to our newborn baby. Here is the catch..... She WILL VOLUNTARALY sign over her rights to me, only if i marry her. The reason for this whole thing is because "quote on quote".....IF.... someday we decide NOT to be together... or she dont like me.....or vice versa.....I myself and only myself will have the child in my possession without the RISKS of any court of law granting her full custody and making the "man" pay child support and stuff like that. Everyone knows that if you get "broken up"..."divorced"..."whatever"....THE WOMAN most always gets the kid!...........Well heres the question...... If she was to sign over ALL HER RIGHTS TO ME reguardless of her reasons, and then lets say 4 months down the road the both of us get MARRIED, can she ever try to get the kid back later on down the road? Thats like saying if i already had a kid then got married to someother girl, the new girl has nothing to do with me kid, Ya follow me?
2007-05-03 10:07:50 · 11 answers · asked by bvzhandson 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I don't believe she can sign the rights to the child over to you if you two are married. As long as you two are together I am assuming the courts will assume you are both in a relationship with this child.
If you want to have something saying that if and when you separate that you will get custody, you will need a lawyer to do that, but i do not believe that will actually hold up in court if the baby's mother wants to later exert her right to have a relationship with the child.
I follow what you are saying, but I don't think anything ahead of time will actually work out the way you want it to. It would be worth paying money to a lawyer to find out what the law is in your area.
2007-05-03 10:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot sign rights away. You are both silly and immature. If you were both responsible marriage wouldn't be an option, and you both be concerned on how you were going to raise a baby. Somewere along the line you both got fooled and thought you could all F*** without consequences. Opps you created a real human. Three jobs between the two of you should cover the basics. Welcome to the real world. Shame is that once upon a time sex was the reward for being a responsible man, now girls give it away to boys for free -- what chance does your kid have -- your already focused on the break up and con job on getting married. Shame.
2016-05-19 22:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by elissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't really follow you but getting married gives you both equal rights. normally in a custudy battle the parent who is most involved, or the parent who has been supporting the child (not just financially) since the break up (this is usually the parent that the child has been living with) is the the one who gets custody. as for child support, that depends on who makes what for income.
2007-05-03 10:26:45 · answer #3 · answered by VW Girl :o) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would be funny in this situation is she signs over her rights and you apply for state and federal aid and they slap child support on her. And no once she signs over her rights she is done but that would not mean that she would not have to pay child support.
2007-05-03 10:17:12 · answer #4 · answered by bluemist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I do not follow you. It'd be a cold day in hell before I would ever think to sign my child away for any reason. Your g/f sounds like she's not all there.
2007-05-03 10:14:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What the heck is going on here?
She'll give you custody only if you marry her? This is too weird.
2007-05-03 10:23:05 · answer #6 · answered by lwheavenlyangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like a viscous trap. I can't imagine anything like that would stand in court. why is she acting like this? I feel sorry for the baby... her momma needs help.
2007-05-03 10:16:12 · answer #7 · answered by Me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no don't follow you....better find a lawyer......being married implies she has rights....and if you are talking about something like a prenup, children can't be put in a prenup, won't hold water in a court of law....
2007-05-03 10:14:05 · answer #8 · answered by abc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um, you lost me there. Sounds like you're talking about money and not a BABY.
you'd better talk to a lawyer. Doesn't sound like you need to be married though.......
2007-05-03 10:17:07 · answer #9 · answered by BarbieGurl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that poor infant is all about $ to you 2, isn't it? what a shame.
2007-05-03 10:12:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋