I have posted previously about a court case coming up. Now I have another question.

My boyfriend's ex has threatened in the past to sign over her parental rights to her rich parents if he tried to take their daughter in the past. Now, the legal proceedings have started: last week she got the court summons (I know this because she screamed it during an angry voicemail message).

Now we're worried that she'll try to sign her parental rights to her parents, which could throw things into a loop since, as many people know, money DOES buy a lot these days. So my question is, can she do this? Is it legal for her to sign over her rights in the middle of the case?

Thanks for your help.

Even if she signed her rights over to her parents it shouldn't take away his legal rights.

If it did take away his rights he would have to agree to it too.

She can sign away her rights, and to some extent can choose who picks up her rights---but that's called "adoption" and can only happen if BOTH parents sign away their rights.

So... if she gives up her rights to her child, then the only person HOLDING rights would be your boyfriend.

I really REALLY hope you have a lawyer. It sounds like this could get incredibly messy.

That is exactly correct, it wouldn't affect his rights at all. What it would do is possibly give some type of leverage to their argument that they can take better care. However, that is it. The child/father relationship is still very important and can't be taken away if there is not wrong doing on the part of the father. Stay your course, it's most likely that she is playing games and if not know that your child may be better off being raised by the parents but stay in her/his life. It may be a positive thing?

Synnen, yeah, we do have a lawyer (and thank God for that, because I agree that it will probably get very messy).

Thanks for everyone's help. All I can do is hope that it works out for the best. Whatever happens though, we'll stay in her life. Definitely.