If a father has given up DNA testing at child's birth, does he still have to give up parental rights to the child?:(

No he does not give up any rights. He doesn't ever have to give a DNA test to get rights so long as he acknowlages being the father of the child and signs paperwork.

The only thing he signed for both girls were rejection of DNA testing. He never signed the birth certificates or any other documents. Not even SSN forms.

All that means was he did not agree to take a DNA test. The mother of the child can still force him to take a DNA test in court if she wishes to collect child support.

You can not merely give up rights to a child, you can choose not to try and get any rights, or not try to use any if you did later get some

Refusal to do a DNA test not order by a court means nothing what so ever, And all it means from the mother side, she did not understand she could force the test though court and get child support.

The mother doesn't care about the child support... She is wanting him to give up legal rights to the children so she can move on. She was told that she had to have a DNA test done in order for her to have a leg to stand on without going through C/S. She says that she has one child that she raised for 8 plus years on her own and can do it again without the so called father.

A DNA test is not admissible in court unless its court ordered and approved. It doesn't mean its wrong its just the way courts like to do it. If he's not on any paperwork then why bother. Normally states won't allow a TPR without another parent to take the place of the original one ( as in adoption ). I stand by what I had said and she needs to go to court and formalize everything.

And so she moves on, she is not going to get his rights taken away and he can not just sign his rights over unless she has a new partner to adopt the child. Since he has not taken a DNA test, and has not visited in 8 year, it appears she can just move on unless he is now wanting some visits rights or something

Thank you both. I will let her know what you both have said.