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Gina427 · Jul 2, 2008, 12:55 PM

I'm in need of a form used to voluntarily waive parental rights. My friend (the mother) has a 1 1/2 year old boy. The father's name is not on the BC, however apparently the court system is in the process of trying to get him to pay CS. The father does not pay CS & the mother does not want him to. She simply wants him to sign away all rights to the boy. Is there a simple form for this that he can sign?

cdad · Jul 2, 2008, 01:38 PM

Why would the courts be chasing after this guy if he's not on the birth certificate unless mommy is trying to use public assistance ? So why then should the taxpayers pay for them both fooling around and making a baby? Mommy gave up rights if she went on welfare or some other program and she isn't the one that gets a choice. Its always in the courts eyes to act in the best interest of the child and part of that is collecting child support. Your friend needs to start thinking of other things besides herself and start taking real responsibility for the child she helped create. Part of being a parent is making decisions that are in the child's best interest including raising the monies to give the child a decent life.

smokedetector · Jul 2, 2008, 01:44 PM

From what I've heard, you can't just sign away your rights for the hell of it (at least not easily) and on top of that signing away your rights doesn't mean you don't have to pay child support. Others will likely post and tell you that to. Best of luck.

Synnen · Jul 2, 2008, 01:56 PM

Parental rights very seldom get waived/terminated unless someone has lined up to adopt the child.

Parental rights and parental obligation (child support) are two different things. Signing away parental rights almost NEVER gets you out of child support (again--unless someone is waiting to adopt the child).

If your friend doesn't want her ex to have to pay child support, then she should find some other way than public assistance to get the funds. The state will almost ALWAYS go after the non-custodial parent for child support if the state is the one currently supporting the child.

In other words: the parents of the child should pay for the child, not the taxpayers.

Fr_Chuck · Jul 2, 2008, 02:44 PM

Yes if the state is after them the child or mother has received some public money, This is normal and the mother does not have a say about it, does not matter what they want. Also giving up their rights does not matter, even if the courts allow it, that does not stop a obligation to pay child support. The mother should have filed for her child support.