My son who is 15, used to live with me and my wife. I had physical custody. He became violent and disruptive and very hard to handle. My exwife moved him in with her for a while, but he also got into trouble there. To make a long story short,he now lives with my ex brother in law and he now has permanent custody. I was going to put him in a home for delinquent teens, but instead the judge granted him custody. I hear he is running with gangs and still getting into trouble. My question is, should I terminate parental rights to protect myself if he gets into real legal trouble? If so how do I do that? Also, will that stop me from having to pay child support, which is why I suspect my brother in law really wanted custody.

Hello fairy:

Nahhh. If your ex bro-in-law has "legal" custody, then he's the responsible party - not you. And, there is nothing - NOTHING - that you can do that will END child support, which is why I suspect you asked.

So, you wanted to put him in the slam, huh? Shame on you! You think being a father is unzipping your pants.

excon

Because your ex-brother-in-law has permanent custody, he also has legal responsibility for your son should he get into trouble with the law. However you are responsible for paying child support to him until the court orders otherwise. This is not likely to happen until your son is emancipated. Should your son become incarcerated while still a minor you can petition the court to suspend payments to your ex brother-in-law until your son is released and returned to your ex brother-in-law. In any circumstance, once your son turns 18, immediately petition the court for an order to terminate child support.

Your brother in law is the legal guardian of you son and all legal responsibilities are his... your son can ask to be emancipated at 16 years of age... if you caught your son associating with known criminals at his age... call the legal authorities... your son is at risk.. if what you say is true... also check with the United States Department of Justice on issues concerning children at risk and the problems that are available for them... programs that can handle severely aggressive and difficult adolescents to handle... I believe the government has a association with ART ( Aggression Replacement Training)

How To Terminate Parental Right