Legal Question in Family Law in Colorado

Re: Child Abandonment

You will still have to formally terminate the father's rights. It would be best to start by talking him to see if he will voluntarily give up his rights. If he has not been paying child support, the realization that you can ask for child support now, but not after he has given up his rights and the child has been adopted may be persuasive.

If he refuses to give up his rights voluntarily, you can ask the court to terminate his rights based on abandonment of the child. From what you have said here, it sounds like you may have a good case for convincing the court to do so.

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