I am with a man that had a child when he was 19 years old. The mother put the baby up for adoption and he was in jail when it happened so he didnt get to sign the birth certificate or anything. His father has ahold of the birth certificate so he can sign it. Being in jail when it comes to adoption does the father lose rights even though he didnt actually sign them over?
2007-11-11 13:22:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adoption
If they were not married when she had the baby then the only way for him to have any rights over the baby would have been to sign the birth certificate. Since he didn't do that, he didn't have any rights at the time of the adoption.
If the baby was put into the foster care system, he may be able to get a DNA test and get the baby out of state custody because the state would generally perfer to place a child with a biological parent than leave them with the state. However, if the child was privately adopted, he would not be able to get the child back because the people that adopted them were granted full and legal guardianship and custody upon adoption.
Good luck.
2007-11-11 13:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by lovelymrsm 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Signing or not signing the birth certificate makes no difference when it comes to the father's rights in adoption. He has just as many rights as the birth mother. However, if the birth mother didn't know where he was, or if they did the postings in the paper and due diligence to find him at the time of the adoption, his rights are terminated after a set amount of time.
That being said, if she knew he was in jail, then he can over turn or halt an adoption. Being in jail does not automatically revoke your rights as a parent.
2007-11-11 14:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by lavender_ties 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Is he listed as the father on the birth certificate?
If not, then that's why he wasn't allowed to sign it in jail.
They have to do DNA testing on the named birth father to verify that he is the biological dad, so that he is then offered "services" to get his act straight should he want to attempt to gain custody of the child.
It sounds to me like the mother named another man or said the father was unknown, but if his father has a birth certificate, then the state (presuming this is who she adopted the baby through) should have had the copy, too, and have taken the steps required to identify the father and terminate his rights or offer him a case plan.
Unless she adopted through a private agency, my experience as a foster to adopt parent...his story doesn't add up.
Is there a way you can share a little bit more info?
2007-11-11 15:23:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Im only curious.... Why is it each and each time a sort of questions arise , It has to do with a guy that's a problematic center druggie or a alcoholic with out activity...... apart from..... Why is all of this dropped at easy in basic terms after the female makes a decision she needs to place the toddler up for adoption, This is going authentic back to the question I asked final week approximately delivery father rights.... If those adult men are such " low lifes" Then why did you connect with him interior the 1st place! You did no longer look to recommendations what the guy did previously, yet now without delay its a very large subject.... One has to ask your self if your attempting to purposely attack this guy, only through fact he does not choose for to place the toddler up for adoption..... a girl ought to in basic terms have 50% of the say so approximately putting a toddler up for adoption, no longer one hundred%. What supplies some women human beings the spectacular to think of that they are the only man or woman to choose for whats superb for the toddler is previous me..... Love Few, Hate Many, have faith no person..
2016-10-02 03:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He does have rights, but his he being completley honest with you? not to soun harsh, buteven if he didnt sign the birth certificate, angencys always cover every angle, so he very well could have signed a waiver. That means no! he wouldnt have rights. If he didnt then somthings not right. DNA is another factor, but is the child in a good home? too many moves for a child who already has healthy attachment can cause long term trauma. And not to sound harsh yet again but you say he was in jail? where would the child go if he goes back to jail? thats not healthy, thats why children dont have healthy relationships, too many people coming and going. Look deeper into it, there must have been a good reason for the adoption, but yet I could be wrong. May god bless you in your journey.
2007-11-11 14:14:57 · answer #5 · answered by Lue 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
This sounds strange to me, as an adoptive parent and a former foster mother for an adoption agency this contradicts all I know. Before a baby is place up for adoption a mother must sign away her rights, she is asked names of all possible fathers and a diligent search is done on all listed. I know for a fact that the agency I use went to jails, mailed letters overseas and even posted ads in papers all over the country trying to find birth fathers. It is a flawed system, but the mother has to be honest for all perspective father's rights to be respected.
2007-11-11 14:39:05 · answer #6 · answered by itchianna 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
since he was never on the birth certificate anyway, he has no rights to the child in the first place. about the only thing he can do is put his name out on all the search sites and hope that the child comes looking for him one day.
2007-11-12 03:27:00 · answer #7 · answered by redpeach_mi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How long ago was this. There are several fathers right now fighting for their children because of the exact same thing
If this is recent did he get his name down on the putative father registry, if your State has one.
If this is ancient history and the child is now an adult they can be reunited - Please give a few more details so I know how best to help
2007-11-11 13:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by H****** 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
no he did not lose his rights. he would be smart to get lawyer and go after the mother. she has no right to do what she did. she can't do this legally. take care.
2007-11-14 16:05:09 · answer #9 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will have to file with the courts to fight for his kid.
2007-11-11 18:06:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋