parental rights/responsibilites

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Hi I live in Georgia and my husband is fixing to sign over parental rights of his daughter to his ex-wife for step-parent adoption. His ex just got married this past weekend but has been in the relationship for 3 years. In their situation it its what is best for the child. My question is, how long after his rights are signed over will it be that he is no longer financially responsible for his daughter. The lawyer that is handling the situation says that he has 10 days to change his mind after signing and after that she will send information to Child Support Recovery. But after speaking to lawyers they say that he will be responsible until the adoption goes through. Can the custodial parent go ahead and turn off child support or are they trying to pull a fast one on him.

I don't understand why we are getting different answers from her lawyer and other lawyers.
 
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I don't necessarily think that you're getting different answers.

According to the information in your post, your husband's lawyer simply outlined the next steps. He didn't say when the support order would be terminated.

Generally, the support obligation is not terminated until the adoption is final, and it may be final soon after the 10 day waiting period.

HOWEVER, since you mentioned Child Support Recovery, I'll guess that your husband has an arrearage. Arrearages are still owed, even after TPR. If the ex was not on public assistance through CSE, then she can waive the arrearage. Your husband's lawyer should have made sure that was included in the TPR order if the ex agreed to it. He'll have to check with his lawyer.
 
Lets also look at fact these step parent adoptions often take months to complete and in that time support will still need to be paid. I also agree with the arrears issue mentioned in previous post.
 
He doesn't owe any arrears. He is actually ahead because one month there was an extra week and CSR said that they wouldn't give it back to him only put it toward future payments. The reason that he is confused is because her lawyer said that the child support would be cut off the day the ten days is up, even though the step-father has 60 days to do the adoption. There are several things that have been said from the ex that are conflicting. My husband is just afraid that he will sign over his rights and then still have to pay child support for a very long time possibly years after signing.

This situation is not an easy thing for him to do but after years of fighting with the ex and her using his daughter as a pawn to get what she wants he realizes that if he is out of the picture then she can live peacefully without the ex putting the adult business in the childs ears.
 
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