How do I go about having the father of an unborn child sign off all parental...

[lesliebell]

How do I go about having an uninterested father of unborn child sign off on all parental rights?

 

[mightymoose]

You can't. What you can do, once the child is born, is immediately get into court to have custody matters addressed.

 

[army judge]

If this useless sperm donor has no interest now, I suspect he'll maintain that same level of interest after the child is born.

You might be wise to cease ALL communication with this lazy oaf.

What he doesn't know, can be of great value to you!


He could go to court to assert his paternal rights.

I doubt it.

Why?

Because, if he does, he could incur child support responsibilities.

Stop communicating with this waste of human life.

Advise your friends and relatives to do the same.

It might not help, but it sure won't hurt!!!

 

[jacksgal]

Until he signs birth certificate and/or birth acknowledgement he is not the child's "legal" Father and therefore has no rights. This includes child support. Meaning he owes none. Now whether or not you and him made a poor decision to have a child or not is not at issue any longer. What is at issue now is the safety, care and well being of the child. Unless this man is abusive or some kind of sexual preditor it might be in child's best interest (not yours or his) that he play a role in child's life. Even if minor role. Stats show that children with a "set" of parents doing better than those who dont. Not saying your child will fall into that but its more likely. You also deserve support. Its unfair to you and child that you shoulder the cost of raising a child alone! Now you can of course have the child not name Father and not seek to have court prove him Father. By doing so he has no rights to child. However if you ever go on public assistance or Dad is pressured by others or has change of heart he can or state can seek him out for paternity test. Once he is estabished as legal Father he will have all the same rights as you! This means custody, support and visitation. Its your call but for the child's sake it might be best to seek paternity test so child can have two parents and support from both. Its about the child not either of you two!