QUESTION
Can my wife sign over her rights to me without having to file for divorce?
Asked on Feb 16th, 2017 on Child Custody - Indiana
More details to this question:
We are separated but still married and she wants to sign her custody rights over.
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No such thing as "signing rights over" if by that you mean terminating your rights as a parent, unless someone else is adopting them with your consent to be the new mother. If you mean a part of a legal separation, it still has to be signed by a judge as part of that proceeding.
Answered on May 01st, 2017 at 6:37 AM