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babigurl1985 · Jun 1, 2009, 10:20 AM

Hi my name is royale an I'm 23 yrs old an I really need help I want to sign up my rights to my son who is 2 1/2 yrs old an I really don't know what to do :confused :confused:

JudyKayTee · Jun 1, 2009, 10:45 AM

What do you mean by "sign up" your rights?

If you are able to relinquish your rights (and it's a complicated process, impossible in some States unless someone is willing to adopt the child) you are STILL liable for child support.

Are you the acknowledged father through DNA, a birth certificate - ?

dontknownuthin · Jun 2, 2009, 08:34 AM

If you want to place your baby for adoption, you can go to a good agency in your community and they can help you through the process of chosing a family and getting legal support through the process. It should not cost you anything. There are a lot of choices you can make in the process, and you can talk to them without going through with it if you decide it's not right for you.

If you rather want to give your parenting rights to someone you know, such as the child's father, or your mother or someone like that, you would need to see a lawyer to get that taken care of. Some lawyers are available through legal assistance organizations on a free basis, or for a small fee that is based on your income and ability to pay. Every state has what is called a "bar association" which is an organization of lawyers, and if you look up your local bar association, you can call them and ask who can help you - they can probably give you a number of a good resource in your area. They will only give you the names of attorneys and organizations that are current and licensed - legitimate people.

It can also be possible to award temporary custody to someone, for example, if you are going through a difficult time and want to award custody to your parents, you can do that without making it permanent. Later, you can make it permanent if you need to. This can be a good option for people who might have an issue with money, drugs and alcohol, or an abusive relationship which they need to get out of, for example.

I strongly suggestion you get emotional counseling as well as legal advice before you take this step of relinquishing your rights to your child. Sometimes crisis makes it hard to see the future, and it's important to have someone who's not so emotionally involved walk you through those considerations so you can be sure of your decision, and whether it should be short-term or permanent. Once you give up those rights on a permanent basis, you can't change it. It's a very big decision so take your time, and make it thoughtfully with all the quality advice and support you can get.

Best wishes and God bless you!

AK lawyer · Jun 2, 2009, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by babigurl1985

i want to sign up my rights to my son

Are you saying that you want to sign away your rights? If you can give us more of your circumstances it would be helpful.

Are you perhaps considering placing him for adoption?

JudyKayTee · Jun 2, 2009, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by AK lawyer

Are you saying that you want to sign away your rights? If you can give us more of your circumstances it would be helpful.

Are you perhaps considering placing him for adoption?

Absolutely - info without knowing more info is foolish and useless.

babigurl1985 · Jun 5, 2009, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by AK lawyer

Are you saying that you want to sign away your rights? If you can give us more of your circumstances it would be helpful.

Are you perhaps considering placing him for adoption?

Oky here is the short version on wats going on.I was wit my son's father for about 5 yrs.when my son turn one a week later me an his father got into a fight where he hit me an I had called the cops he was put out the home we shared.but he took my son over to his godparents an the next day give them temp custudy of my son until I can move out my apartment.then filled the paper to get custudy back but his father made up some lies so the judge kept the custudy wit his godparent I haven't had my son in about 2 yrs since he was 1.my family has turned their backs on me they blame for not having my son.I feel the best thing for my son is that I sign my rights up an just let him stay wit his godparents cause if I ever got him back I don't want to take him away from a home that he loves an the people that love him.im thinking about wats good for him

stinawords · Jun 5, 2009, 08:16 AM

If his got parents want to adopt him and the child's father is okay with it then you get a lawyer and get it done. When all parties agree on things like this is it isn't hard to get it accomplished. You just have to get a lawyer and go to court for a judge to finalize it.