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Hello...This question is about my son. He is currently serving in the Army. He has finished Basic Training and is now going through AIT school in Missouri. He is 18.
After he enlisted in July, he found out that a past girlfriend was pregnant. She told him about the baby, but wasn't sure if he was the father. They had a private paternity test done right after the baby was born in Sept. and he is the father. They were both 17 at the time of conception. They are both now 18. The girl's parents want to "keep" the baby. The girl has no problem with this and doesn't want the baby. She is still in highschool, will graduate in June, and lives at home with her parents. My son does want to be a part of the baby's life.
They have sent conservatorship paperwork to him to sign and also want him to sign a waiver of service. He does not want to sign this paperwork as he thinks this is their way of getting the baby away from him permanently. I have tried to explain to him that as I understand it, no one can take his child away from him unless it is proven that he is a drug addict, or a danger to the child or there is an abandonment issue. Will the courts say that he has abandoned his child since he is in the service and unable to come home until December? Also, he has to go to Germany and then Iraq in January. What can he do? We are not rich people and don't know where to go from here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Hello...This question is about my son. He is currently serving in the Army. He has finished Basic Training and is now going through AIT school in Missouri. He is 18.
After he enlisted in July, he found out that a past girlfriend was pregnant. She told him about the baby, but wasn't sure if he was the father. They had a private paternity test done right after the baby was born in Sept. and he is the father. They were both 17 at the time of conception. They are both now 18. The girl's parents want to "keep" the baby. The girl has no problem with this and doesn't want the baby. She is still in highschool, will graduate in June, and lives at home with her parents. My son does want to be a part of the baby's life.
They have sent conservatorship paperwork to him to sign and also want him to sign a waiver of service. He does not want to sign this paperwork as he thinks this is their way of getting the baby away from him permanently. I have tried to explain to him that as I understand it, no one can take his child away from him unless it is proven that he is a drug addict, or a danger to the child or there is an abandonment issue. Will the courts say that he has abandoned his child since he is in the service and unable to come home until December? Also, he has to go to Germany and then Iraq in January. What can he do? We are not rich people and don't know where to go from here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
