Legal Question in Family Law in California
affidavit relinquishing parental rights to the mother
Is it legal or better said is it allowed to irrevocably and absolutely terminate rights in an affidavit relinquishing parental rights to the mother of the child?
History:
I did not want to have the child unless we were to live together or were married. She has refused both and as such I have removed myself from the equation. I am not a dead beat dad in any way. In fact I have a child from a previous marriage that I care for on a regular basis. I have paid every bit of support I owe for both children. My query is related to the fact I have fought 5 years with my ex-wife.
In my situation I would rather remove myself from being the father of this new child. I even offered adoption. She has her own aganda and I expressed that the pain of being a single father is so unbearable. That is why I ask if there is any way for me to give her complete rights over the child and any decisions. I was a child of this horrible systems of parenting through the courts. My first son was too. It is not normal and does not benefit the child. Please help me, Thank you.
MADLAD
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: affidavit relinquishing parental rights to the mother
The policy of the state is that it is in the best inerest of the child for both parents to have an ongoing regular relationship with their children. Contracts against public policy are disfavored and may not be enforceable. Even if you were to lose parental rights, you can not avoid parental responsibility.
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