[cldmlndz]

If a father gives up his rights to his child does he still pay child support??

[dream101]

Once he gives up his rights... NO VISITATIONS/NO CHILD SUPPORT.

But he can't give up his rights... without you agreeing to his proposal!

[Alty]

Actually no. You can give up your legal rights to the child, but you are still responsible for child support.

[dream101]

Actually no. You can give up your legal rights to the child, but you are still responsible for child support.

Not in VA... my ex decided to give up his rights... and I agreed... NO VISITATIONS and he is no longer obligated to pay CHILD SUPPORT!

[ScottGem]

Not in VA...my ex decided to give up his rights...and I agreed...NO VISITATIONS and he is no longer obligated to pay CHILD SUPPORT!

You need to be very careful about relating YOUR experince and assuming it applies. I'm waiting for you to explain the FULL circumstances of this. Was the relinquishment of rights affrmed by a court? How old is the child?

In general a court is NOT going to allow a parent to relinquish their rights unless the child is protected. Generally a TPR is allowed only if there is someone waiting to adopt or the parent represents a danger to the child.

[N0help4u]

Once he gives up his rights...NO VISITATIONS/NO CHILD SUPPORT.

But he can't give up his rights...without you agreeing to his proposal!

Maybe you should reply about child support with in my state (Va) my ex gave up rights because I agreed and then include any stipulations, etc... because I am willing to bet that had you been on welfare you would not have been able to allow him to sign off his rights so easily.

[asking]

I agree with Nohelp4u. In California, a parent cannot sign away the right to child support--it belongs to the child. An adoption would change that, but not much else. If a mother is able to support the child with no help from the state or the father, and doesn't complain, no one else is going to. (Same the other way around, a single dad.) But if the mother asks for support from either the father or the state, he's going to help in some fashion.

[stinawords]

In Indiana and Texas and a couple other states if a TPR is granted then the support stops. I have never heard of a case in Indiana that the support was reopened in fact I actually know of a case that the mother did try to file for support a couple years after the rights were terminated (the dad got out of jail) and she her claim was rejeted because he was no longer the father. However, it is hard to get a judge to allow a TPR to begin with. I think asking is right on target with the whole if one parent dosen't complain then no one will know the difference.