My husband went through the same thing excpet we don't know what his son actually felt. Anyway, once he relinquised his rights he was not financially obligated to pay support or any medical bills that occured after the termination of rights. If Mom agrees to let Dad voluntarily terminate his parental rights, then, no, he won't have to pay child support going forward (but will still have to pay any arrearage unless Mom agrees to forgive it). However, Dad can
In UK there is an agency set up to get these men to pay. It doesn't work very well but it is there. If this selfish man doesn't want to see the child he has made the least he can do is pay for it.
I dont totally agree with this answer. Not all of the facts are known about both parents to be calling names. It's not always the men that are wrong in these cases, women can and do make it hard for fathers to see their children. Men get fed up with these mothers and have no other choice than to walk away because the law, and society, is against men. Not all women are great mothers and not all men are selfish.
You can relinquish parental rights, but it does not absolve you of paying child support. When you relinquish your rights as a father, you are still a parent under the eyes of the law. You may also want to consider who's best being served by you removing yourself from your child's life just so as not to have to help raise him or her.
... have to [pay] child support - yes, until/unless the child is adopted.
Yes.
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Yes.
Paying child support will not cause the father to lose his parental rights - neither will not paying child support.
An unmarried father cannot "choose" to not pay child support. The laws in every state require that a father pay for the support of his child. The mother must bring an action to the appropriate court so that a child support order can be established. Visitation rights are separate and a father can have visitation rights established by the court. Visitation rights are not dependent on paying child support.
No. He can sign over his rights but he would still be liable to pay child support. The only time he doesn't have to pay child support is if a stepdad wanted to adopt the child, then the biological father doesn't have to pay child support if he signs his rights away.
Yes, a father can give up his parental rights but he still have to pay child support.
No, the father has to pay child support for both children. Of course the child that decides to live with him will be treated as he/she were when you were both married, but the child you have will still continue to receive child support by law!
Yes, because the father has no legal rights to the child. see links
Paying child support will not cause the father to lose his parental rights - neither will not paying child support.
The right to petition the courts for the right to see and support his child.
How does he have any visitation rights with a custody and child support order?
Termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
An unmarried father cannot "choose" to not pay child support. The laws in every state require that a father pay for the support of his child. The mother must bring an action to the appropriate court so that a child support order can be established. Visitation rights are separate and a father can have visitation rights established by the court. Visitation rights are not dependent on paying child support.
Generally, no.
no
You can sign your rights away but you will still have to pay child support if you are the father or mother of the child. There is no way to avoid paying child support.
yes, he always should pay child support because she is his child.
Termination of parental rights does not terminate one's child support obligation.
He is still the father with/without child support and has rights. Take him to court to get the child support and make arrangements for your move to a different state.