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Dec 19, 2006, 06:53 AM
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| | | can i sign off my parental rights
i have 2 kid that live in washington state and i live in houston i want to sign off my rights can u do that or not i was told the only way was if my ex wife got married and the man wanted to adoped my 2 kids can anoy help me with this
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Dec 19, 2006, 07:30 AM
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| Would this be to avoid paying child support? That would be the very reason you CAN'T do that. |
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Dec 19, 2006, 08:04 AM
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Pay to call ScottGem for advice ($.75/min) | You can relinquish your parental rights, but NOT your parental responsibilities. Which means you will still be liable for child support.
Generally, one only relinquishes their rights to allow someone else to adopt. Otherwise there is no reason to formally relinquish, just don't be a part of their lives. | |
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Dec 19, 2006, 08:24 AM
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| so i guess thair is no point of signing off my rights why would i want to pay child support if i would never see thim again. also i was woundering i havent recived any paper work on her half saying any thang about child support | |
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Dec 19, 2006, 08:33 AM
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by waterman82 why would i want to pay child support if i would never see thim again. |
Its not about what you want, its about supporting children that you brought into the world. | |
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Dec 19, 2006, 08:51 AM
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Pay to call ScottGem for advice ($.75/min) | Quote: | Originally Posted by waterman82 so i guess thair is no point of signing off my rights why would i want to pay child support if i would never see thim again. |
Exactly! There is no reason to formally do this. Quote: | Originally Posted by waterman82 also i was woundering i havent recived any paper work on her half saying any thang about child support |
Did you go through a divorce? Child support is agreed upon (or ordered) during the divorce proceedings. You need to have a copy of the divorce decree and need to get it from your attorney or the court. Its possible there was no support agreement. In which case you are off the hook until she wakes up and applies for support. Also, if she is getting public assistance the family services agency will go after you for support. | |
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Dec 19, 2006, 09:02 AM
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| yes i went through a divorce but the court didnt say any thang about child support she lives with her parents and is on medicare also their is a restraining order on me the court said in order for visitation rights i had to go to domestic violence classes and angermeant | |
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Dec 19, 2006, 09:08 AM
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Pay to call ScottGem for advice ($.75/min) | I would talk to the family services agency where she lives. If she is getting medicare or other public assistance, then there is a strong likelihood that they will come after you to reimburse what they are paying out for YOUR kids. You want to head this off because if they have to come after you, it will not be pretty. | |
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Dec 19, 2006, 09:15 AM
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| thay dont make it easy do thay i mean if she wants child support shouldent i get somthing in the mail say to call this number or send something back | |
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Dec 19, 2006, 09:22 AM
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Pay to call ScottGem for advice ($.75/min) | You are missing my point here. Apparently, in the divorce she didn't ask for support. If she was supporting herself then that would be the end of it, unless she filed for support later on (which she could do). In that case you would receive notice of a court hearing where support could be ordered.
But, if she is getting public assistance, that means the government is spending taxpayer money to support YOUR kids. Now I don't know about you, but I don't like my tax dollars going to support some kids the father has financially abandoned. The government doesn't much like it either. So they will go after you to recover the taxpayer dollars they spent on behalf of YOUR kids. | |
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