Legal Question in Family Law in California
Please Help....
I posted a question on here about 2 or 3
months ago. I am going to try again.
I have a brother that was going with a girl.
They were together for a few months( in the
state of Washington), talked about getting
married and everything. Well she got pregnant
and they were really happy.They were together
for a few more months . time. Well the parents talked her into going home to California. Well one day my brother (michael) telling him that she
was puting this baby up for adoption. (I am
not sure what the law is in california but
they never got his consent to any of
this).Her parents told him that they had all
the money in the world to fight this. Well he
doesn't have alot of money to begin with, but
he is still fighting them. All they want is
this mistake to go away. They don't want this
baby to even exist. My question is:
What rights does he have to this baby?? He has a stable job and can afford to have the baby but not the attorney fees. Is there anyone he can contact who would help him?? And what if his family members
stepped in to adopt this baby.. Would they
have a chance???
Please HELP!!!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Please Help....
The baby cannot be adopted without the consent of the father. He should file for custody. He may be able to get help from the local county adoption agency or local legal aid office. He has to decide if this child is a priority or not. If it is, then he should hire an attorney even if he must borrow to do it.