answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

From a legal standpoint, a father has no rights over the unborn child. Roe vs. Wade took care of that. But if the mother decides on having the baby, the father becomes responsible. * Any parent can file a Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) petition in the appropriate state court in the city or county of residence. Such a petition cannot be filed nor can child support or custodial issues be addressed until the child is born and paternity has been established.

User Avatar

Wiki User

17y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

17y ago

A parent can file a Termination of Parental Rights petition in the appropriate state court in the city or county of residence. Whether the court will allow the parent to be relieved of all financial and other obligations depends upon the circumstances. Generally a TPR is only granted to allow the child or children to be eligible for adoption. It is not a meant to be a venue for a parent to be released from their obligations to their minor child or children nor should it be. File a petition for the voluntary termination of parental rights (TPR) in the state court in the county of residence. The judge will decide whether or not the request should be granted based upon what is in the best interest of the child, not the parent petitioner. TPR's are usually granted to allow a child to be eligible for adoption, NOT so the obligated parent can be relieved of his or her financial responsibility to their child/children.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Yes. A father can give up their rights to a child at any age. However, legally they are still obligated to pay child support unless you drop the case completely. They are also legally obligated to pay back child support unless you drop that. Also, although they give up their rights legally to the child, in the eyes of the law, they are still the father. This means that the law can still go after them for child support if they want to.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

Some states will allow a biological parent to relinquish parental rights in situations other than adoption proceedings. However, relinquishment of parental rights WILL NOT release the petitioning parent from financial support unless the child is officially adopted. Financial support in most cases includes adequate medical coverage as well as the ordered support amount, until the child reaches the age of majority or the age stipulated in the support order. In some cases a support order can be modified to change the minimum support age, this usually pertains to a disabled child, or one who is still attending high school.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

18y ago

Yes, if it is requested of the mother. If the mother wants child support, then the father has to pay. The voluntary relinquishment of parental rights is generally done to enable the child(ren) to be adopted. All parents have the right to petition the court to terminate their parental rights under the TPR laws. Each state sets the requirements for such action to be granted, and the final decision is left to the presiding judge. When such a decree is granted the parent permanently forfeits all rights to the child(ren) including financial responsibility.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Any parent, father or mother, can relinquish their parental rights voluntarily.

Sometimes this is done so that a new spouse can legally adopt the child. Contact the nearest court that has jurisdiction over children. Your family attorney or an adoption attorney can also help.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

The father must petition the family court and the mother will be notified. Although a court may, under certain circumstances, allow a father to give up his rights to his child, that does not relieve him of his legal obligation of child support. The terminating of parental rights is generally associated with a legal adoption of a child- another person is petitioning to legally adopt the child along with all the obligations of parenthood. It will not allow a father to simply withdraw from the obligation of financial support by giving up his parental rights.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Yes, but only if the father willingly gives up the right to child support in the divorce settlement.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

No, the mother and father of the child both have to agree whether to hand over a child

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

No. There can be no legal custody actions taken until the child is born.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How does a father give up his rights to an unborn child?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Movies & Television

What can a father do if he doesn't want the unborn child?

tell the person who you are having a baby with and then give up your rights.


Can a father give up his physical rights but not his financial rights?

Yes, a father can give up his parental rights but he still have to pay child support.


What say does a father have who does not pay child support?

Whatever the court documents give him. Not paying child support does not automatically remove any rights from him.


Can a father give up his rights in North Carolina on a child?

In general, parental rights are terminated either preparatory to an adoption, or after a trial in which it is determined that the parent is unfit. In any case, termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.


What is the procedure for your husband to adopt your unborn child from a previous relationship?

It can be very complicated depending upon the laws of the state in which the couple reside and whether or not the biological father disagrees with the adoption. If the child is a result of an affair during the marriage, the court rarely intervenes if the husband accepts the child as his own, even if the biological father files for parental rights. If the child was conceived out of a relationship before the woman married, then no action can be taken until the child is born, parentage is established and the biological father voluntarily relinquishes his parental rights. If the biological father forfeits his rights to the child, the couple can petition the court for the husband to legally adopt said child. A biological parent CANNOT be forced to give up his parental rights to a child except by a court when it pertains to matters of abuse, neglect, etc. Please be advised, this is the basic legal procedure, exact information pertaining to the issue should be obtained from an attorney licensed to practice family law in the state where the couple reside.

Related questions

What can a father do if he doesn't want the unborn child?

tell the person who you are having a baby with and then give up your rights.


Can a mother give the father custody of an unborn?

No, the child has to be born first.


Does a child have to know biological father for him to give up parental rights?

No. There is no requirement for the child to have to "know" the father for him to give up his parental rights.


Can a father give up his physical rights but not his financial rights?

Yes, a father can give up his parental rights but he still have to pay child support.


Your child's father wants to give up his paternal rights and to you what documents do you need?

i would like to know what papers do i need to have the father of my child sign to give up all his rights to my child financial and emotional and physical rights


If the father can not see or visit the child does the father still have to pay child support if the father give up your parential rights?

No he does not because he is not the child's parent anymore.


Can a father give up there rights of the child and get out of child support without someone else adopting the child?

no


Does my husband have to assume parental rights for my child in order for the father of my child to terminate his parental rights in Alabama?

No. The biological father can give up his rights and if your husband then want to be more than a step parent, who have no rights to the child, can adopt your child. Or not, that is your choice as the parent.


If biological father agrees to allow his child to be adopted what rights does he give up?

He essentially give up everything. The child is no longer his legally. He has no responsibilities toward the child and has no visitation rights.


Can a woman's boyfriend or husband adopt her children with out having their father give up his parental rights?

The child's father is going to have to give up his rights first. You cannot adopt a child, if both parents do not agree.


If you give up your rights as a parent what will happen to you as the father What will happen about back child support?

what is going to happen when i give up my right as a father? will i still have to pay child support?


If you are ordered by the court to give up custody and you give it to the father have you also given up your maternal rights?

No. You were not ordered to give of your custody rights, just primary residency was transferred to the father. You still have your parental rights, the same as a father, and responsibility to pay child support, whether the father wants it or not.