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I live in PA. I have a daughter and have a court order for child support to be paid . He hasn't paid in 3 months . He doesn't try to get visitation . I have a pfa against him because he was very violent and I had to call 911 a couple times . Do I have to be married to be able to change her last name ? Can I file for abandonment ? with child support can I even file for child abandonment? There is a man on my life who wants to adopt her . Can she be adopted if the father isn't in our life ? Is there a time limit where he needs to not see the child before she can be adopted ?
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Be more specific when you refer to child abandonment.
IF you want to try to terminate the father's rights, that is a possibility, and it has to be done through the adoption process, as you noted above However, you should discontinue child support to have a better chance of prevailing. ALSO, under the statute, abandonment requires at least 6 months PLUS a settled purpose of relinquishing parental duties. So to make a long story short, you would have to wait longer to pursue this action in court.
Contact your local bar association or an attorney in your county/area for more information.
Answered on Jun 01st, 2016 at 12:26 PM