If I give up my parental rights do I still have to pay child support?

[CARRIEGARDNER19]

Originally Posted by Unregistered It absolutely sucks that you have to pay for a child you don't want to deal with. BTW, I am a mother who has to pay after the father cheatd and had two other brats. So I left.

WOW YOU ARE A REAL PEARL...NO WONDER HE CHEATED!!!

[CARRIEGARDNER19]

Originally Posted by Unregistered Well, I disagree... it is not YOUR fault..We all have different circumstances.. I am a mother of 3 two from a former marriage and my husband has a child with an ex girlfriend from 10 yrs ago and we have 1 together... he has had custody of his daughter for most of her life until the mother came back in to her life 4 1/2 yrs ago. He agreed in court all those years ago that if she came back around he would agree to shared custody. She now has basically taken the child and will not allow her to come home to us (her father) the moment she won her case for child support. The child is being a brat as well and wants to live with her mommy cause it's just her and mommy and she doens't want to have to share her dad.. which she obviously has to since I'm married to him and we have a 15 months old. We have fought with this nut case of a woman for years, spent thousands on lawyers, spent several days in and out of court, had the pleasure of having CAS at our door and dealing with the school and dealings with the child. This whole thing has been a nightmare, and it's getting really old, it's become a huge pain in the ass and unhealthy for our relationship and most of all our little girl.. So, my husband (we) are just a money tree... and that crazy woman who has damaged her child beyond, thinks its great.. So the next thing is she's moving back to where she came from which is 4 hours away.. should we pull up steaks quit our jobs uproot our daugther leave our family so we can follow this idiot and be at her beck and call and of course pay for her to sit on her lazy ass and do nothing.. yes that's right the woman is 35 yrs old, has an 11 yr old child, she does not work, and she still lives with her mother.. sound pathetic? it is !.. So, you'll forgive me, but in a case like this, giving up your rights is the only option.. there's no point beating a dead horse. And going to court to fight for her is useless, she will not come back thanks to the damage that's been done. So, that being said do you really think this self centered, lazy, money grubbing, moron of a woman is going to sign any papers allowing him to give up his rights.. NO, then she'll lose her $$$$$$

YUP, YOU SHOULD DO WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR THE CHILD...YOUR A BAD PARENT

[CARRIEGARDNER19]

Originally Posted by tbyte Sorry, but unfortunately there are occasions when custodial mothers and biased courts virtually eliminate any chance a father has to maintain any relationship with his kids. I am glad you were succesfull, but based upon what I have seen on these forums and by reading court rulings and appeals cases, you were lucky. Do not rush to judgment on someones character so quickly, when you do not know what has occurred to beat their spirits down so far.

OH PLEASE COURTS ONLY MAKE THOSE KIND OF JUDGEMENTS WHEN THE OTHER PARENT IS AT FAULT OR A COMPLETE MESS...SO...LET THE JUDGES JUDGE!!! AND THEY DO....

[CARRIEGARDNER19]

YOU PEOPLE WHO GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS AS PARENTS ARE PATHETIC..AND SHOULDN'T EVEN BE CALLED PARENTS..YOU MADE THE KID NOSW RAISE IT!!! PAY YOUR SUPPORT AND GROW UP..YOUR HURTING NO ONE BUT THE KIDS...SMH

Two things: 1. Using all caps is bad internet communication etiquette. It's one thing to want to call attention to your screen name, but there is no need to "yell" your point across. It will only serve to alert others here to avoid your posts and contributions.

2. You have left nothing but upturned nose opinions for responses. Did you have something useful to contribute that may help OP's in a legal sense? This is a legal forum after all.

Parents who wish to terminate their parental rights will not be absolved of their financial obligation to help financially support them. The reason for that is; taxpayers are already burdened with enough. We do not need to be burdened with someone else's personal child support obligation.

Judges are well aware that the most common reason for a petition to terminate parental rights is due to a desire to absolve oneself of child support obligations. If logic were considered in this equation instead of pure self absorption, one would see the asininity of such desire.

Originally Posted by Unregistered It absolutely sucks that you have to pay for a child you don't want to deal with. BTW, I am a mother who has to pay after the father cheatd and had two other brats. So I left.

Children are not brats

CARRIEGARDNER19, you say mean things when you have no idea what some of these people have been through. You a judgmental without good reason other than to push your own inexperienced agenda. My ex-wife and children have moved to Texas, almost 3000 miles away. My child support payments are so high I cannot afford a lawyer, nor can I afford to see them. Their mother wont let them see me on Skype so all I have is the phone. My current wife and kids live in poverty while my ex-wife and children enjoy a good neighborhood and school. How is that fair to my children that live with me?

Originally Posted by Unregistered CARRIEGARDNER19, you say mean things when you have no idea what some of these people have been through. You a judgmental without good reason other than to push your own inexperienced agenda. My ex-wife and children have moved to Texas, almost 3000 miles away. My child support payments are so high I cannot afford a lawyer, nor can I afford to see them. Their mother wont let them see me on Skype so all I have is the phone. My current wife and kids live in poverty while my ex-wife and children enjoy a good neighborhood and school. How is that fair to my children that live with me?

Why does your wife live in poverty? Is she severely disabled and unable to work?

We live in a time era where women fought for - and received (more than) equal rights.

Gone are the dark ages when women were financially dependent on men.

If she's not working, why is that?

Originally Posted by CARRIEGARDNER19 YOU PEOPLE WHO GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS AS PARENTS ARE PATHETIC..AND SHOULDN'T EVEN BE CALLED PARENTS..YOU MADE THE KID NOSW RAISE IT!!! PAY YOUR support AND GROW UP..YOUR HURTING NO ONE BUT THE KIDS...SMH

look this is a very unintelligent way to answer. Sometimes giving up rights is the only option

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Originally Posted by Unregistered look this is a very unintelligent way to answer. Sometimes giving up rights is the only option

I realize this is a long dead thread and I really hate kicking a dead horse but...
I have trouble understanding people who give up on their kids. I gave up everything for my kids. I have a bratty teenage daughter who is so much like her mother that my wife has trouble looking at her sometimes. It would be EASY to give up and send her to live with her mother. Thats the easy way out in my opinion. I chose to be the parent and when she acts like a brat I disipline her, I dont just send her off and sign off my rights to being her parent.
To the poor person whos daughter got moved 3000 miles away. You know you could have taken legal action to contest that move? Sounds like you chose to give up on another bratty kid. Im sure it was easier to not fight the mother and just let her go. Now you have your lovely new family to raise, a second chance to have a daughter you never had....
I dont agree with the way CARRIEGARDNER19 presented her opinion but I do agree with some of her sentiments. Be a parent and be responsible for your children but never give up on them, thats the easy route.....