I would offer a stoppage in Child support. Still let him be able to see the kid from time to time. That is a fathers worse nightmare. He already has no influence in his sons lfe...he just doesnt want to be a ghost.
No a stepparent can only adopt if the birth father or mother relinquishes their parental right of the child.
Talk to a lawyer. The laws on this vary quite a bit from state to state. If the birth father has given up his parental rights, there's nothing else that needs to be done with him. The birth mom would need to sign over her parental rights to you; how this gets done varies a bit from state to state.
She can consent to a court ordered guardianship if she has sole custody and the father has no parental rights. If the father has any parental rights he must also consent.She can consent to a court ordered guardianship if she has sole custody and the father has no parental rights. If the father has any parental rights he must also consent.She can consent to a court ordered guardianship if she has sole custody and the father has no parental rights. If the father has any parental rights he must also consent.She can consent to a court ordered guardianship if she has sole custody and the father has no parental rights. If the father has any parental rights he must also consent.
You can try, but has to be court approved.
Relinquishing one's parental rights does not terminate one's child support obligation.
Depends on your state. In MI, the legal father of the child is the mother's husband. If your child's father is not going to be your husband, do the right thing and let him be involved.
No the court have to do that.
You need to hire a lawyer. This is complicated.
If the father gives up his rights they will have no rights either. They can see the child if the mother say so. Even before that only a few states have rights for grandparents so they can seek visitation through the court. It is always up to the parents to decide.
Not even if he did have parental rights. Children can have an opinion, but not a right to choose. see link below
No. To voluntarily relinquish parental rights in the US, you must be able to give a 'good cause' reason for it. One good reason would be in preparation for the child to be adopted. Trying to avoid responsibilities such as paying child support is not a good reason, the application would be dismissed.
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.