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iwanttoknow · Sep 28, 2006, 09:25 AM

My husband has a adopted daughter, her real mom wants to give up parental rights to her. She is 15 yrs old now.If her real mother gives up rights then later down the road the 15 year old wants to go live with her real mom.. Would we have to pay child support to her real mom being she gave up her parental rights ? Im not being selfish. Its just we know for a fact that her real mom will use that money to get drugs, alcohol , and the daughter won't get any of it to support her needs. I would do everything in my power to make sure the daughter receives some money to help her out with her needs but I'm sure the courts won't let the daughter be in charge of the money.I really need to know what to do soon before we sign any papers. Thanks so much for your imput. C & D

s_cianci · Sep 30, 2006, 09:16 AM

Well, if your husband's daughter is adopted then the real mom should have already given up her parental rights. Otherwise, how did the adoption take place? In any case, if the daughter is legally your husband's by adoption, then if she were to live with someone else then your husband could be sued for child support. Whether the plaintiff would actually get it is another matter. The judge might order the daughter returned to your husband in lieu of someone else raising her with your husband paying child support. Of course, the biological mother would carry great weight just by virtue of that ; biology, even if she did sign her rights away, thereby allowing the girl to be adopted by your husband, so that's a situation you'll want to do everything in your power to avoid.

Fr_Chuck · Sep 30, 2006, 04:54 PM

I will have to follow the same though, if your husband has adopted her, then would the mother have not already gave up her rights ?

And of course if the mother has not, once she does, then there is no legal reason for the girl to move in with the mother in the next three years.
Since after she gives up her rights, she is not normally going to visit or see the girl. Giving up your rights means you don't want to see them or be part of their life again.