Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky

Re: Father wanting to give up all rights to child

You wouldhave to file and action in Kentucky to terminate your rights to the child. This will not be successful if you are able to work, etc. I would insist upon DNA tests. These are very accurate. It will require samples from your husband, the baby and mother. The process is that she would have the state of Kentucky to process a child support request to your state. Your husband would only stand a chance to go to jail if he willfully failed to pay the support after he was ordered to pay it. Seek the advice of a local attorney. This is not something to run from. Do not panic and enter into any agreements unless it is through court. If it is a serious complaint, your husband will be served some sort of civil summons in a law suit. He will have the opportunity to defend. In a lot of cases, the DNA tests eliminate the person whom the mother identifies as the father. Often times, it is the state that wants the money it is paying the mother reimbursed. The Court in most cases will not simply let your husband off the hook by simply letting him terminate his rights. SEEK LOCAL COUNSEL WHO KNOWS HOW THIS OPERATES IN YOUR AREA.