There are no laws requiring this. see links below.
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I am not sure what it is there. But here in Ohio after 1 year of a parent not paying support and/or having any visitaions, then if you take them to court you can have them sign off all parental rights for abandonment. The best thing to do is contact a lawyer for a free consultation and get their advice.
Yes, If he was married to your birth mother before you were born.
Yes.
In all 50 states, you have to wait for the child to be born before you can forfeit your rights to a child.
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No the father has no paternal rights until the baby is born.
No, a father cannot simply sign his rights over. There has to be extreme circumstances for a father to be granted his rights terminated.
As boys and girls grew up, the boy's rights increased dramatically, whereas the rights of girls did not. Before marriage, a girl's did not. Before marriage, a girl's father controlled her life, after marriage her husband did. Men had to rights to inherit property. Men had the rights to go to school depending on their status.
No. At the minimum, this is ground for a motion to enforce access rights, and change of custody. see link
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