New here! BD question.. If he gives up rights or doesn't sign the birth certificate..
I don't have a father on my birth certificate and neither does my one brother, so I know a bit about it. My mom tried going after my brother's dad for child support and because he wasn't on the birth certificate they wanted to do a DNA test, which she never followed through with.
If he signs over his rights you won't get it because he's giving up his claim to the child.
If he signs over his rights then no, he does not pay child support - he also gets no say in how the baby is raised and gets no rights for visitation. In short, giving up parental rights means that he would not be her parent in anything but biology. My ex-husband signed his away and my husband was able to adopt my daughter when we got married.
Not sure about not signing the birth certificate though. Good luck!
Like the other posters already said, if he signs away his parental rights, then that lets him off the hook for child support. Because in essence, he's not the father at that point. Just a sperm donor. If he's not on the birth certificate, then a judge will require a paternity test to verify fatherhood before ordering child support.
look up your states laws on this.
if hes not on the birth certificate then you will have to get a DNA test done.
as for signing rights away. they are just that. he has ZERO rights to child.
If he signed over his rights to you and you agreed to it then he would not have to pay child support but I don't think he can just do that to get out of paying child support, It has to be something you both agree on. As for the birth certificate if he does not sign it they will just make him take (and pay for) a DNA test and if he refuses then he will automatically be named the father and have to pay support. Or at least that is the laws where I live It could be different where you are.
i understand exactly where ur comeing from...im 36 weeks and my BD walked out on me at 6 weeks...and if he signs his rights away he does not have to pay child support but if he does not sign the birth certificate he has no right to your child and u can still take him to court for child support.....and dont ever be worried about him taking ur child away from u cause he would have to prove that you are an unfit mother befor that could ever happen...and if he wants visitation after u put him on child support you could ask the judge that they be supervised or accompained by a police officer...this is my firtst child to and i have done alot of reseatch on this subject infact i have talked to judges and police officers and cps workers everything to make sure if he ends up doin better than me at anytime while he is paying child support that he could not take my child away from me and they have all told me that he would have to prove that im a unfit mother...and one more thing if he does not sign the birth certificate and he takes u to court so he could pay child support or for visitation rights he would have to pay for the dna test to be done...i wish you and your child the best of luck and the best life you could live...good luck...
all you need to do is prove he is the father (DNA) and the courts will make him pay child support. It isn't up to him to decide on. Men are so stupid.
Have you ever refused testing or considered it?
- CTpeaNApod
on Nov. 2, 2011 at 10:42 PM