Signing over Parental Rights

My ex-husband wants to sign over his parental rights of our two children in
our up coming custody court case. I want to know if by doing this he no
longer has to pay child support and if that is the case is he still obligated to his arrears. If he will still have to pay what would the benfits be for me, as he very seldomly pays anyway.

He cannot sign over his rights unless you are remarried and your husband agrees to adopt your children and assume financial responsibility for them.
Frankly, the State's interest lies not in your welfare, nor that of the children, but in making sure that the State does not have to support the children. So your current husband would have to agree to be on the hook for child support if you current marriage breaks up.
Your ex would probably still be obligated to pay back support, unless he negotiates this away in return for giving up his rights.l

To be honest with you I think it's pretty sad that you would allow someone to sign over their rights and still make them pay for a child they don't ever see just because you have become use to the extra income. I am a single mom and I make it without the child support and without the contact of my ex-husband. My mom did this same thing to my dad and when I was 21 and finally found him it literally sickend me that he paid all that money and never saw me... just thinking it's rather selfish on the mother's end.

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Old post - BUT It takes two to create a child. If a father chooses NOT to be involved in a childs life why should the entire financial burden of raising them lay on the mother - who likely makes less money.

That's just RUDE!

[spinmaster61]

Personaly i dont think anyone should be permitted to sign over any rights of parental nature.Except unless it is in best intrest of the child.Simply to avoid child support i don't think so. Any law that permits that without holding the parent acountable ''BABY'' should be changed.