mjshamrock
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Texas
Hi. I'm a single mom from Texas. My son's father was around until he was 1. But never really took an interest in him, never was willing to keep him overnight, or pay child support (to his credit he did buy some diapers and formula here & there) I kept asking him to pay something, yet he never did. After that he just disappeared. I never wanted to go through the child support offices because I didn't want to rock the boat (being naive). However my son is 3 now, and I've promised that as much of a deadbeat as my sons dad is I will never let him hear a bad thing about him. I've discovered the father has been quite the jailbird... and through the grapevine I understand that he has bought property in Mexico, leaving the country soon & never coming back. I never knew he was the way he was until after my son was born (I grew up in a Brady Bunch type family) and to be honest it scares me now to know how he really is. The problem is I have never filed child support, mostly because I am afraid of his influence, from all the times he's been in jail. I'd would really like to ask him to sign his rights away/ as opposed to paying child support ( I know he'd be willing to do) But I'm not even sure that that is possible.... I am getting married in the fall, but I believe it takes about about 2 years for my future husband to even be allowed to adopt. What if something happens to me? Is there anything I can do to keep my son with the only father he's ever known, or even my parents if something happened to me? I'm scared the father would take him just out of spite & control.What is the name of your state?
Hi. I'm a single mom from Texas. My son's father was around until he was 1. But never really took an interest in him, never was willing to keep him overnight, or pay child support (to his credit he did buy some diapers and formula here & there) I kept asking him to pay something, yet he never did. After that he just disappeared. I never wanted to go through the child support offices because I didn't want to rock the boat (being naive). However my son is 3 now, and I've promised that as much of a deadbeat as my sons dad is I will never let him hear a bad thing about him. I've discovered the father has been quite the jailbird... and through the grapevine I understand that he has bought property in Mexico, leaving the country soon & never coming back. I never knew he was the way he was until after my son was born (I grew up in a Brady Bunch type family) and to be honest it scares me now to know how he really is. The problem is I have never filed child support, mostly because I am afraid of his influence, from all the times he's been in jail. I'd would really like to ask him to sign his rights away/ as opposed to paying child support ( I know he'd be willing to do) But I'm not even sure that that is possible.... I am getting married in the fall, but I believe it takes about about 2 years for my future husband to even be allowed to adopt. What if something happens to me? Is there anything I can do to keep my son with the only father he's ever known, or even my parents if something happened to me? I'm scared the father would take him just out of spite & control.What is the name of your state?