The father of my daughter is 39,000 behind in child support and hasn't seen her since she was 1. She is now 6. Can I file for abandonment? He just started receiving ssi and wants child support taken out but I don't get why after 6 years? He says he is going to come see her and never doe. He calls every 6months or so and tells her things and then never follows through. I just want this emotional roller coster to end.

He lives in Ca and we live in Fl

OK I think my last question was not laid out right. My daughters father is 39,000 behind in child support and hasn't seen her since she was one. She is now six. I have been married going on 4 years now. My husband she knows as her dad. They do father, daughter things together all the time. I had a court order to have her real father come see her twice within one year to start a relationship. He has not done so. With that and the 39,000 behind in child support could the court take his rights away and let my husband be her legal father?

No, the courts will not do this just because he is behind in child support. You need to go to a family attorney and have the paperwork drawn up so your present husband can legally adopt her. And if deadbeat dad agrees to the adoption, then he can no longer be any part of her life.

First, if you have additional info to and use the answer options and add to this thread. Don't start a new thread.

Yes adding that your husband wants to adopt is a key piece of information. You have no grounds for abandonment. But a court might view the lack of support as grounds to allow your husband to adopt.

The only way you will know is to retain an attorney to advise you and file the adoption petition.

I'd just like to point out that if the biological father fights the adoption, it probably won't happen.

Generally, you need to PROVE that he is a danger to the child to have his rights involuntarily stripped.

I just want to add that if the is attempting to pay support now, or is on the process of having support withdrawn from his benefits, then he hasn't abandoned the child.