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    Feb 14, 2008, 03:51 PM
    Relinquishing paternal right
    I'm several weeks pregnant and I would like to know if anyone knows of any way I can get the father to sign away his rights. I don't want his child support and I don't want him involved. I've tried a couple of things and he refuses. I out and asked him. The reason being, he's made it clear that he wants me to abort. Not an option. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
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    Feb 14, 2008, 04:12 PM
    Would you be able to totally support the baby on your own without him?
    This is a big decision and you have to determine what is best for you and your baby.
    Personally I would never let a guy or anybody talk me into an abortion. He did father the baby and now he doesn't want to take any responsibility.
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    Feb 15, 2008, 07:08 AM
    Unless you have a spouse willing to adopt the child after its born, there is really nothing you can do.

    A father cannot relinquish his parental rights to the mother alone, it would have to be for the purpose of adoption.
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    Feb 15, 2008, 12:21 PM
    If it's a question of you not wanting him involved and he doesn't want to be involved then you can always just leave him alone. Don't put him on the BC or get him to sign birth papers. Never go after him for support. If you both agree and as long as neither of you do anything differently you can go about rasing the child yourself and let him lead his life.

    Now that being said, he may want a say in the child's life or visitation down the road, they are his rights so he can go to court, get a DNA test and the Judge will let him have visitation, very few things will keep him from being able to see his child, but then you get support at that time too. (If you still don't want the support then get an account for just the support payments and have a nice sum when the child is grown for collage, a car, etc. -- it is the child's money after all)

    If it's that he wanted you to abort, you said no and now he wants to be involved, then I'm sorry to say he can be involved, its his child too. You can't make him give up his rights to the child.

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