What do you want to know about it and where do you live? In the USA, procedure varies from location to location, and in some states, you cannot voluntarily terminate your parental rights. Only the state may do that and only under the most extreme and dire conditions.
In all states, terminating parental rights does not terminate child support obligations unless and until the child is legally adopted by another third party.
signing over a parents rights
By whom?
Only if the document you sign specifies that your child support obligations are ended with the signing of the document. Do not assume signing over your rights automatically frees you from child support obligations!
This is usually done preparatory to an adoption. Signing away one's rights does not terminate one's child support obligation.
The father doesn't have to sign over his rights for you to receive pubic assistance.His signing over his rights does not terminate his child support obligation.
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.
In the state of California, a person goes to court to sign over their parental rights. Many people believe that by signing over their parental rights relinquishes them from having to pay child support, this is incorrect unless the child is adopted.
Termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
Signing over one's parental rights does not does not terminate child support.
Until the adoption is final they can change their minds.
Procedure depends on state law where you reside and what exactly you are signing over. Rights? Custody?
Yes signing over custody is not the same as giving up your parental rights. You still have the right to visitation for example.