I wish there was a way to ensure him never
trying to get custody without such drastic
measures...
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Michelle1337
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 1739 Location: Houston, Texas
Posted: 09-16-04 22:59pm
Yeah, I was like that at first..But then
chris started threatening me so I decided
that it wsnt worth the risk. And not to
mention the fact that he dosent want
parental rights...So yeah. Its something
to seriously think about before doing.
Because it really is drastic.
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linuxChique
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 4535
Posted: 09-16-04 23:57pm
michelle1337
wrote:
no - it basically says that
by law the father is no longer the father
and has no rights to see or talk or claim
the child whatsoever.
You can not demand anything of him and he
can not see his
child.
the important part here is the rights
part. He doesn't have parental rights.
It does not mean that he can't see the
child. It means he doesn't have any
rights that you don't control. He can
still be involved in your child's life if
you want him to. It gives you all the
rights, but it doesn't say he can't be
involved, and it doesn't make it harder
for him to be involved.
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Michelle1337
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 1739 Location: Houston, Texas
Posted: 09-17-04 00:56am
Yeah, I tried to make it sound like that
by saying "by law" which means you can
still control that..But I guess it didnt
come out that way...
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linuxChique
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 4535
Posted: 09-17-04 12:56pm
Oh I wasn't trying to correct you, because
you said it right. I think too many times
people think that when a father signs over
his rights, the child never gets to see
him again! I just wanted to make sure she
knew that wasn't the case.
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BbyBlu0602
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 822 Location: Virginia
Posted: 09-17-04 15:01pm
You could always do what I did and just
not even put him on the birth certificate.
In the hospital they ask you if you want
to put the father on there and all you
have to do is say no and that
automatically gives you full custody.
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Michelle1337
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 1739 Location: Houston, Texas
Posted: 09-17-04 16:19pm
Yeah, thats true...But later on down the
road if he decides to fight for custody.
If he has actually signed over his rights,
there is no way for him to get them. If
he just never existed it means he can come
around because he never signed a legal
document saying that he has no rights.
Get what I mean?
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BbyBlu0602
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 822 Location: Virginia
Posted: 09-17-04 18:09pm
I wouldn't worry about it. The court
wont take your baby away from you and give
him custody unless you are claimed an
unfit mother. As long as you don't do
any drugs or anything like that and as
long as you pay all of your bills and make
sure there is always baby food at your
house, there is no reason for them to
declare you unfit. It's very rare that
they take a baby away from it's mother and
give custody to the father.
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newlife
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 874
Posted: 09-17-04 18:27pm
If you don't want him to have oversight in
the child's life, you can alway file for
sole custody. That way, you will be the
sole decision maker in the child's life
but can still get child support. And if
he would be willing to sign over his
rights, you could always try to get him to
sign a contract saying that he will never
file for custody of the child, then take
him to court for sole custody.That way,
even if he does get awarded visitation,
you will have assurance that he will never
file for custody (and if he tries ,it
wouldn't happen), and you can also recieve
child support.
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