[lrangel]

If the non-custodial parent gives up parental rights to his child. Is he still obligated to pay child support.

[Noviceplaintiff]

If the non-custodial parent gives up parental rights to his child. Is he still obligated to pay child support.

Yes, you are obligated to pay child support. Giving up parental rights does not relieve you of your obligation to pay child support. Sorry that you didn't get the answer you were probably seeking.

[Clough]

I believe Noviceplaintiff is probably correct. And, I hope that he is. However, I have personally know a woman who lives in Iowa who had two children by a man in Illinois and another child by a different man in Iowa. She is together with the man from Iowa. She also has all three children.

On one occasion, I asked her if the father of the first two children paid any child support. She said that he did not. I said that she could go after him for it. This was back in 1999. Around 2003 she finally did go after him through the courts in Illinois.

There is no doubt that laws have changed since 1999 concerning child support. It may be that it is mandatory for a non-custodial parent, even if they give up their parental rights, to have to pay child support.

If you live in a different state than the other parent does, it may make a difference as to whether child support is mandatory for the non-custodial parent.

The following site gives the guidelines for each state:

SupportGuidelines.com | Links

[Fr_Chuck]

In MOST cases, giving up custody ( unless taken away by CPS) all you give up on your rights is visitation, rights to have a say.

You do not give up obligations to pay support or provide health insurance.

Now if the parent with custody has a new spouse or new partner that wants to adopt, if they adopt, all child support would end then.

And to be honest if it was just that easy, would 1000's of men be sitting in jail for not paying support if they could just give up their rights and not have to pay.

[Noviceplaintiff]

I believe Noviceplaintiff is probably correct. And, I hope that he is. However, I have personally know a woman who lives in Iowa who had two children by a man in Illinois and another child by a different man in Iowa. She is together with the man from Iowa. She also has all three children.

On one occasion, I asked her if the father of the first two children paid any child support. She said that he did not. I said that she could go after him for it. This was back in 1999. Around 2003 she finally did go after him through the courts in Illinois.

There is no doubt that laws have changed since 1999 concerning child support. It may be that it is mandatory for a non-custodial parent, even if they give up their parental rights, to have to pay child support.

If you live in a different state than the other parent does, it may make a difference as to whether child support is mandatory for the non-custodial parent.

The following site gives the guidelines for each state:

SupportGuidelines.com | Links

The child support is generally filed in the state in which the child resides, which makes it easier on the custodial parent. It is then the responsibility of the state to communicate with the other state in which the non-custodial parent resides to enforce child support which is difficult to do and a hassel to many petitioning parents because you are dealing with different laws. But with tenacity, it can be done. Just more hoops to jump through.

P.S. Novice is a woman :)