If I were you, I'd think about this before you file anything. Child support orders are not just for monthly expenses, but for medical and educational costs as well. Even if you don't need his money, maybe you would want to get a little and put it away for when the kids need something, such as braces.
I know that there is probably a lot of circumstances with your question, but please think this through for the good of your children. Even if he wants nothing to do with them, he helped create them and should be responsible for something.
If you decide to do this, you just need to call your local court house and get direct from them.
In this case even if both have agreed that the husband would relinquish his parental rights , then there is no need to support the child even in texas.
You can ask him but you can't force him to. 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.
no, but he can't. see links below
If you relinquish your parental rights, you are still not going to get child support payments. The child support is for the child.
Doing so will not affect his support obligation.
Your husband can only adopt if the girls father willingly gives up his parental rights or the court terminates them. As her dad he will pay child support until the adoption is through. Then your husband have that responsibility and parental rights just like you. So see what your ex wants. The court stops child support etc when the adoption is through.
Relinquishing parental rights does not terminate support; however, generally, adoption does.
Yes, voluntarily relinquishing your parental rights does not excuse you from having to pay child support.
Parental rights and child support are two different issues. Signing over your parental rights has no effect on your payment obligation unless the ending of the payment obligation is mentioned on the document.
No. The biological father can give up his rights and if your husband then want to be more than a step parent, who have no rights to the child, can adopt your child. Or not, that is your choice as the parent.
It really depends on how the parental rights are divided and should be specified in your divorce/support paperwork.
Yes. Termination of parental rights does not absolve support obligations unless the child is being adopted.