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If you give up rights the child will you still be liable for back child support owed?
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∙ 14y ago
First, only the courts AND the mother can allow you to give up parental rights, provided the mother is not now, or in the future, collecting AFDC.
It would stop current payments, but not previously owed payments, especially if she had had collected AFDC. They have override power.
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Am I still liable for child support if you terminate your parental rights and she wants to get married and he plans on adopting the child?
you may still be liable for any back support owed,but once you give up your rights & the child is legally adopted, it's now that persons job to provide for the child,but keep your rights for your child. you may still be liable for any back support owed,but once you give up your rights & the child is legally adopted, it's now that persons job to provide for the child,but keep your rights for your child.
Do you still have to pay child support when signing over your parental rights in Massachusetts?
When you relinquish your parental rights so the child can be adopted you are no longer responsible for paying child support. You are liable for support until/unless child is adopted.
In the state of MD if you have child support awarded and now the father has decided he wants all rights terminated to the children is he still held liable for the child support?
Not for continuing support, only for arrears.
If you are pregnant and getting a divorce does your husband have the right to give his rights away and not pay child support when the baby is born?
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.
If your married but you and your husband are most likely getting a divorce and you have an unborn child can the father sign his rights over and not have to pay 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.
Does relinquishing parental rights stop child support in Alabama?
If you relinquish your parental rights, you are still not going to get child support payments. The child support is for the child.
Are there any rights for a man who was told the child was not his and it turns out it was?
The same as any single father, none until order them by the courts, but they can still be held liable for retroactive child support. see related links
Can i get out of paying child support if i give up my rights to the child in west Virginia?
No, giving up your parental rights and paying child support are two separate issues. You will still have to support your child.
Could i Sign away parental rights in Wyoming and not pay child support?
You can sign away your rights, but you will still owe for child support. The child is yours.
In Kentucky what is the law on signing your rights away and not paying child support?
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.
If you get up parental rights do you still have to pay child support?
Yes, Its still your child... The child still needs to eat and live.
Can a father terminate parental rights of an unborn child in Texas can i still file for child support?
Termination of parental rights does not terminate one's child support obligation.
