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You're not responsible anywhere.
No, all child support arrearages are to be paid under the terms of the court order even if the biological parent is granted a termination of his or her parental rights. TPR decrees are not for the purpose of allowing a parent to escape his or her financial obligations to a minor child/children.
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.
Yes, the revocation of parental rights does not exclude the parent from being financially responsible until the child or children reach the age of emancipation, or the age ordered in the child support petition.
You cannot disown your minor children. You must give up custody legally to some other responsible party. You would need to terminate your parental rights to the child.
No, the age of majority in Arizona is 18. The parents are no longer responsible for them.
You're not responsible anywhere.
None until it is born.
That depends on the situation and who is involved.
No, they have no legal rights to the child is any state except Arizona.
You have to find someone to transfer the rights to, ie, someone who will adopt the child and then be responsible for him/her.
No, and you have no legal rights to the child, period, in every state except Arizona. see link
In every state except Arizona the mother has sole custody of the child and the father has no assumed rights until granted them by the courts.
Signing rights away will not stop any child support from being taken from the father. If the child is the fathers then he is financially responsible for the child weather he has rights or not.
No, all child support arrearages are to be paid under the terms of the court order even if the biological parent is granted a termination of his or her parental rights. TPR decrees are not for the purpose of allowing a parent to escape his or her financial obligations to a minor child/children.
{| |- | In Arizona the age of 18 is the age of majority. At that point the parents are no longer responsible for the child. They can move and live where they wish. |}
My husband and I live in New Hampshire and the kids live in Arizona. He gave up his rights and we still have to pay.AnswerYes and no. It is not an automatic process and the mother of the child must apply for child support and obtain a court order. Even if you have relinquished your parental rights, you may still be required to pay child support by the court. Whether or not you are required to pay for child support depends on the decision of the court, which makes the determination based on the best interests of the child. This is done to prevent a parent from giving up his or her rights over the child in order to avoid paying child support. Be advised that even if you live in another state, you are still responsible for any child support payments ordered by an Arizona court. If you are delinquent enough on payments you may face additional civil proceedings, incarceration, wage garnishment, tax intercept, professional and driver's license suspension, and you may even be subject to extradition to Arizona.