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Giving up parental rights
My sons biological father has never been a part of his life and he is now 15 months old. He has refused a DNA test and of course has offered no assistance. Forgenently my son does have a father figure in his life who has been there since day one and would like to eventually adopt him. So my question is what can I do to get him to sign over his parental rights so my son can be adopted and we can move on with our lives.
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Obviously the DNA test wasn't court ordered, otherwise he wouldn't be able to refuse it... or he would be held in contempt of a court order. So I am assuming you wanted to do a DNA on your own. Since he is refusing this, I am guessing he would probably willingly sign over his rights to get out of the responsibility.
The problem is... you can have any of that done until you are married. No judge is going to allow a boyfriend to adopt your child. You will have to be married, and in most states, they require you to be married a year before they will even allow for the adoption. When that time comes, you will need to hire an attorney. The bio father will have to do a DNA test to prove paternity and then consent to relinquish his rights. All this will be taken care of by your attorney. But again, you can't do anything until you are married. If he's not on the birth certificate (which I am assuming he's not because you want a DNA test)... he has no rights right now as it is. So you can easily move on with your life, and when you get married, then start this procedure. |
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Synnen's got the steps, but I would change the order:
1 File for child support. 1a Get a lawyer You may want to reverse those two as it may help to havle a lawyer apply for support. 2 get married 3 petition for adoption 4 offer to waive support for relinquishment of rights 5 get all the papers signed |
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 Originally Posted by moeberry
The steps outlined above are the ones you need to take, for sure. But, there's no guarantee they'll work. Even though he might give them up, when faced with the finality of his choice, the father may not go along. excon |
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