Terminating parental rights of father?
I would not terminate your parental rights for a couple of reasons. One, depending where you are located, terminating your rights does not always mean child support will be eliminated. Two, when the child gets older, believe me she WILL want to know about her father. Parents can only bad mouth another for so long until the child wants to know for themselves. Lastly, though it might appear to be a good idea to terminate, it will haunt you years and nights to come, especially if you have the empathy you do regarding the mother 's drama and unstable character effecting your daughter. One of the best things you could do, even if it's in the background, is to be there for her to catch her if she falls. That will be something both of you will be remember, be comforted by as well as drawn to. Legally, if you have the biological proof, you have paternal rights. Regardless of what she has filed against you. They have seen everything in the legal system and as sad as it is have a complacent attitude. To them although embarrasing to you is quite boring to them. You will need an attorney though for filing. If money is an issue and you have Prairie State Legal in your area, you can at the very least go in for an interview. Do not be discouraged if they present an aloof nature. They get several complaints. Your income must meet certain conditions. Hit "0" and you'll get right through. Good luck!
Do fathers have the same parental rights as mothers?
The idea that mothers get custody over fathers is really based on the model that 90% of split families (parents don't live together because of divorce or unmarried parents living apart) are households with mothers having primary custody of the children. But that 90% are cases where custody was undisputed. When parents break up, the father usually doesn't want to be saddled with the kids full-time. They may want to have the kids with them some of the time, but it's rare when they want primary custody.In the cases where custody is disputed by mother and father, however, fathers win full custody about 70% of the time. So it isn't true that fathers are less likely to gain custody of children. It's only true that about 90% of the time, mothers end up with the kids because custody is undisputed, or the fathers aren't even around. When custody is disputed, though, fathers get it more than two-thirds of the time.
Can I have my daughter's "father" parental rights taken away?
Your fiance can probably adopt her anyway, given the history of the sperm donor. Bring this up to the family court. The baby's daddy just wants the option of being a pain whenever he has nothing better to do. He hasn't been paying child support and hasn't been visiting the kid. The kid is nothing to him. Having claim to the kid is just a way of yanking your chain.
Does terminating parental rights mean you are relieved of paying child support?
I have a friend who is the father of a child that the mother will not allow him to have contact with. She has requested he sign his rights over as a parent, or pay child support. He has not seen his daughter since she was born due to the mother. He has asked many times to see her, and the mother will not allow him. She told him to either pay child support and he can have supervised visitation, or terminate his rights. Well recently she told him that even if he does terminate his rights it will not relieve him of his obligation to pay child support. Is this true? He feels torn over this because it is his daughter, but the only relationship the mother will allow is in a room with people watching him while he interacts with his daughter, and he would still have to pay child support. He wants all or nothing. Its not the child support he has a problem paying, its the fact that even if he does, he still wont be able to have a relationship with his daughter. So its a lose-lose for both of them. The question is, if he voluntarily terminates his parental rights will he still have to pay child support? This is in Texas, if that helps.
Should I let my 18-year-old daughter sleep over at her boyfriend's house?
First, she's reached the age of sexual majority in the US. It is her decision and not yours now.Second, is SHE Catholic? If not, then again, it's her decision and not yours.Third, in YOUR home, you can make any (legally permissible) rules you wish to make and enforce them. This includes disallowing sex between non-married people, period. She can remedy this by being elsewhere, which she soon will be anyway, at Uni.Fourth, you have no legal right to forbid her to do anything legal outside of the home, whether it's sex, playing the lottery or smoking tobacco.If you want her to abstain, clearly that ship sailed LONG ago and is presumed lost at sea. You cannot undo what has already transpired.You are at a crossroads: You may choose to hold onto your attachment to your practices and attempt all sorts of ways to manipulate her into adhering to them or you can let go of them, reducing your stress, and permit her to make her own decisions... and mistakes as needed. Be available to answer questions or soothe the hurts, but you had your 18 years chance. Time to let go and trust her to watch out for herself.Otherwise, you risk losing her altogether and creating a resentment that could take decades, if ever, to overcome.Look at the big picture, let go of your attachments and trust in all your prior years of effort. Every person has a different path through life and sometimes you just have to watch the bruises as they occur and stand ready with the arnica gel to soothe them.Good luck.