Paternal Rights Can a Father give up?

[SUSANNA208]

What is the name of your state? FLORIDA

I wanted to know if a father can give up his paternal rights? I am 10 weeks pregnant and the father does not want to have anything to do with this child? He just wants to have fun and see other people. I am tired of going round and round with him and if he wants to I have no problem having him give up his rights. Can he do this?

[BelizeBreeze]

Originally Posted by SUSANNA208

What is the name of your state? FLORIDA

I wanted to know if a father can give up his paternal rights? I am 10 weeks pregnant and the father does not want to have anything to do with this child? He just wants to have fun and see other people. I am tired of going round and round with him and if he wants to I have no problem having him give up his rights. Can he do this?

Of course he can...WHEN there is a child. Of course, you can also. WHEN there is a child.

[FarmerJ]

Like it or not he helped make that baby and both of you need to help financially support it and that includes him paying child support. To do any thing less is a form of abusing your child by allowing your child to financially suffer from poverty. If he chooses to not have any contact with the child after it is born, some will say ` gee thats a shame` But not seeing the child still will not excuse him from supporting the child if testing shows him to be the father. Talk to your countys social services about testing and how to get assistance with court ordered support set up.

[seniorjudge]

Originally Posted by SUSANNA208

What is the name of your state? FLORIDA

I wanted to know if a father can give up his paternal rights? I am 10 weeks pregnant and the father does not want to have anything to do with this child? He just wants to have fun and see other people. I am tired of going round and round with him and if he wants to I have no problem having him give up his rights. Can he do this?

He can give up his paternal rights when (for example) there is another person (e.g., adoptive dad) ready to take on the responsibility he is giving up.

[ILOVEMYGSM3]

i also think it's a LITTLE early to start debating on giving up anyone's rights...is it possible he may think he's not the father, or that he's overwhelmed, and maybe a little angry(ie unplanned preg.)?

and if you knew he was seeing other people, why run that kind of risk?

anyways, as BB said, WHEN there is a child, you can both contemplate these issues...not to be rude, but a court isn't going to say "hey sure sign away your rights", esp if he thinks he's not the father...and also, in case of miscarriage, or other birth/fetal complications...do you see what i mean? if i've confused you, i'm sorry

[nextwife]

Originally Posted by FarmerJ

Like it or not he helped make that baby and both of you need to help financially support it and that includes him paying child support.

Correction: that includes the NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT paying child support: Whomever that ultimately turns out to be.

Originally Posted by FarmerJ

To do any thing less is a form of abusing your child by allowing your child to financially suffer from poverty.

AS stated earlier BOTH you and he can together give up their parental rights. But not just one of you.. Like my daughter's bioparents did. When that happens, it DOES NOT constitite abuse nor cause the child to suffer from poverty.

But 10 weeks is REALLY early. A lot can happen still. I know- I've been there.

[FarmerJ]

Nw all though SUS didnt mention anywhere in her original post Yes placing a child into adoption can improve the odds that the child will not suffer poverty, I did say > he helped make that baby and both of you need to help financially support it < assuming the BM wants to support it. SUS If you feel that keeping the child might not be in the best interest of the child go ahead and learn about adoption placement in your state by seeing social services or any other group who can handle adoption placements like CC or LSS. Adoptions are not some kind of dirty secret , It is possible to make arrangements during the adoption proccess for easy release of birth parent information and starting a family health history that you can update periodically for the benefit of the adoptee later in his/her life . SUS I was placed into adoption as a infant and so was my sister, I established contact with my birth mom back in 1980 , All is well, we get along good, and even have many things in common wich is a blast. My sister finally made contact with her birth mom about 2 years ago now and they keep in touch. If your feeling like being a parent might be too much to handle do not exclude adoption placement.