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    Jul 6, 2008, 09:52 PM
    Signing over rights
    I have a 7mth old daughter and I've just recently started a child support case on her father. He wants nothing to do with her. I'm scared he may try to sign all his rights away. Does anybody know if I can fight that. Because I don't think it is fair to my daughter
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    Jul 6, 2008, 09:53 PM
    Signing over rights to who, you?
    Even if he wants nothing do with the child, you still have the right to seek out child support from this person through the courts.
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    Jul 9, 2008, 01:04 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by chell1028
    I have a 7mth old daughter and i've just recently started a child support case on her father. he wants nothing to do with her. im scared he may try to sign all his rights away. does anybody know if i can fight that. bc i dont think it is fair to my daughter
    Actually he can legally sign all his rights away but if he does then he can not be forced to pay child support. If he does that then he can't change his mind in the future about wanting to see her and all of a sudden try walking back into your little girls life. Then the decision would lie in your hands about him being able to see her or not. If he was to sign his rights over you might still be able to take him for child support in the months prior to that happening.
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    Jul 9, 2008, 03:29 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Miller11
    Actually he can legally sign all his rights away but if he does then he can not be forced to pay child support. if he does that then he can't change his mind in the future about wanting to see her and all of a sudden try walking back into your little girls life. Then the decision would lie in your hands about him being able to see her or not. If he was to sign his rights over you might still be able to take him for child support in the months prior to that happening.

    Signing over your rights has nothing to do with child support. Signing over your rights means you want nothing more to do with the child, you are giving full custody to the other parent, but still have to pay child support, unless the child is put up for adoption.

    Miller11, your advice is not correct.
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    Jul 9, 2008, 03:51 PM
    Future reference for Miller

    Signing Off From Parental Rights
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    Jul 9, 2008, 04:54 PM
    Ok as you have been told Miller has no idea what they are talking about.
    First he can not just sign his rights away, you would have to agree, and even if you agree, almost no judge is going to allow it.
    Next child support and signing over rights are two different things, in all cases I have seen the few times a person was able to sign over their rights that does not stop child support from having to be paid.

    Now if you have a new partner and they want to adopt, then the other bio parent can sign over rights for an adoptoin, which will stop the child support.

    So if he says that bull, laught at him and get the custody order in place and get a child support order in place and start making him pay.
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    Jul 9, 2008, 06:45 PM
    They are right, my ex has already sighed over his rights to my 4 year old daughter and he is still having to pay child support until she is 18yrs. So if he tells you he signed over his rights and don't have to pay child support he is very wrong because I have proof that he will still have to pay the child support.
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    Jul 10, 2008, 06:15 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Miller11
    Actually he can legally sign all his rights away but if he does then he can not be forced to pay child support. if he does that then he can't change his mind in the future about wanting to see her and all of a sudden try walking back into your little girls life. Then the decision would lie in your hands about him being able to see her or not. If he was to sign his rights over you might still be able to take him for child support in the months prior to that happening.
    We pride ourselves on the accuracy of our advice here. Its nioce that you want to help, but you need to check your facts before offerring misinformation. (This applies to your incorrect rating in this thread https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/teens/...ml#post1139696).

    The facts of the matter have been stated over and over in this forum. Those facts are that getting a TPR is extremely difficult. Generally they are only granted to clear there way for an adoption or if the parent represents a danger to the child. Some states do terminate rights and responsibility at the same time, most don't. Those that do make it even harder to get a TPR. A TPR is never granted just to allow the parent out of support.
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    Aug 21, 2008, 05:43 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by chell1028
    I have a 7mth old daughter and i've just recently started a child support case on her father. he wants nothing to do with her. im scared he may try to sign all his rights away. does anybody know if i can fight that. bc i dont think it is fair to my daughter
    You know I have a daughter that will be 10 years old in a few months. In all that time I have never had a single dime in child support and you after every thing that has happen I am glad he wants nothing to do with her, also I honestly believe she is better off that way. No offence but maybe you both are better off.
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