QUESTION
Does giving up parental rights stop a parent from paying child support?
Asked on Jun 22nd, 2014 on Child Custody - Washington
More details to this question:
My husband fights with his children's mom and doesn't see the kids. He has court coming soon and was thinking of giving up his parental rights because he feels he shouldn't have to pay for kids he never gets to see. Would this stop his child support?
1 ANSWER
Dave Hawkins
Yes, but the only way to terminate your own parental rights it to have someone adopt your child this is the only circumstance where an individual can voluntarily terminate their own rights. One cannot run from being a parent when you become a parent, you become a parent for life.
Answered on Jun 26th, 2014 at 9:38 PM