Depends on the reason for the non-payment. Only 3% of child support obligors refuse to pay for no significant reason. The remainder are due to unemployment and indigent status in the poor economy. Currently, the Southern Center for Human Rights is suing the state of Georgia for the jailing of unemployed and unemployable fathers for child support arrears they can not possibly pay.
As for the lost of parent rights, the cost to society for fatherless children is significantly higher than any amount of child support owed and paid. Over 90% of those committing crime were raised without a father, so this issue needs to be addressed lightly as it has significant and far reaching detriments to society in general.
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In general, parental rights are terminated either preparatory to an adoption, or after a trial in which it is determined that the parent is unfit. In any case, termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
A father has no right to "take the child from the mother" under any circumstances. Custody is determined by a court order. Obviously, in this case, the court has established a child support order and a custody order. Generally, the father must provide evidence that the mother is unfit in order to obtain custody through the court. Paying child support doesn't give any right to take the child from its mother.
Only if the child is adopted. Otherwise signing your parental rights away means you will still pay child support.
Paying child support will not cause the father to lose his parental rights - neither will not paying child support.
Relinquishing parental rights does not terminate support; however, generally, adoption does.
No, not in Georgia or anywhere else.
Even if he is paying, he has no rights until court granted.
In general, parental rights are terminated either preparatory to an adoption, or after a trial in which it is determined that the parent is unfit. In any case, termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
Not until the parental rights of the biological father have been terminated.There are a couple ways to do that:The bio father gives his consent and voluntarily surrenders his parental rights.You go to court and can get them to involuntarily terminate his parental rights; this one is much more difficult: if the bio father has abandoned the child, isn't paying child support, is in jail or is a danger to the child (or something similar), you may have a case, but if he's visiting and paying support you will have to go with the first option.
Giving up parental rights has nothing to do with paying support. As the natural father, you are obligated to support the child the mother will be raising and can be ordered to do so by the court. You made the decisions; the consequences are yours. Think of the child and his or her needs through childhood. Would you want to be left behind because your father didn't want to support you?
There is a punishment for not paying child support in Georgia. Typically, the authorities will take away the drivers license of the person who is not paying their child support payments. If the person continues not to pay, they will be arrested.
The father has to have the court's consent to cease paying child support.
One does not mitigate the other, so it would be up to a judge to grant both requests.
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