If you have a custody order she will have to get permission from you and a judge to take the kids to live in another state. If you don't have a custody order, you need to get one.
Make sure you are doing this for the right reasons - to continue to have a relationship with your child/ren. Not just to mess with the ex.
This varies from state to state. step 1 for the bio father would be to sue for paternity; if he does so, he will establish his parental rights and may be responsible for child support as well as have visitation rights, or even be able to sue for custody.
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Only through the adoption process.
No, there is no such thing as "terminating rights", he is the father and is therefore responsible weather he likes it or not. If he does choose to leave then he will have to pay child support.
only if the child is then adopted
yes, he can
The father needs to consult with an attorney who can review the situation and determine what the options are.
Provided that the mother still lives in the state of current jurisdiction, he will need her permission, or the permission of the courts. Plus, access rights will need to be renegotiated. See below for an example of an order I teach father to use when a mother wants to move away with the kids.
No. If the mother is unmarried then she has legal custody of her child automatically. If the father wants parental rights he must establish his paternity in court.No. If the mother is unmarried then she has legal custody of her child automatically. If the father wants parental rights he must establish his paternity in court.No. If the mother is unmarried then she has legal custody of her child automatically. If the father wants parental rights he must establish his paternity in court.No. If the mother is unmarried then she has legal custody of her child automatically. If the father wants parental rights he must establish his paternity in court.
First off, the paternal father has no assumed rights to the child to express any opinion in the matter, as single fathers have no assumed rights in any state. Second, in Texas the child is considered to be of the marriage. see links below
If there is joint custody of the child then the father should be told by the mother where she is going with the child and for how long. If the mother wants to live in another State the courts will have to decide visitation rights. Example: The father has may have the child one or two weeks during the summer; possibly Christmas or alternative Christmas', etc. If the father does not have joint custody then the mother can leave with the child to another State without his permission, but to be fair to the child the father should be informed unless the father has a criminal record; drugs, etc., and is an unfit father.
You would need to have the birth father's parental rights legally terminated. This can be done eithervoluntarily: he signs the paperwork.or involuntarily; this is difficult, and whether it is possible at all varies from state to state.