Legal Question in Family Law in New York
Giving up paternal rights
I'm a 26 yo, who has an 8 yo daughter. I am not married to the father. His mother has custody, and we have visitation. Im not happy with the way she has been & is being raised. Her grandmother never worked a day in her life and relies on SSI, our child support & hand-outs from anyone for her income. I dont feel the same about my daughter as I used to. And she is very cold towards me. I dont feel like I love her anymore, its more of a burden now to even visit with her. I dont have the patience I used to, and I know this sounds bad, but I just cant be bothered anymore. I am looking for an answer as to how I go about giving up any rights I have to my daughter.
I cant keep doing this and arguing with the grandmother and her telling my daughter bad things about me. I catch her grandmother in lies all the time, and Ive had enough.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Giving up paternal rights
You're 26 years old, your daughter is living not with her father but with her father's mother and you're not happy with the way her grandmother is raising her? Your daughter's cold to you? You don't like visiting? It's a burden to you? Do you think your daughter's attitude might be a response to your own disinterest and selfishness?
Why not think about your daughter's feelings about all of this and stop thinking about yourself for a minute. You should get on your hands and knees and thank your bayby's father's mother for raising your daughter and maybe while you're at it you can think about trying to get back into your daughter's life and putting aside your personal baggage instead of letting your daughter continue to think her mother's abandoned her. Hopefully, there's still time.
Re: Giving up paternal rights
What's love got to do with it?
Pay your child support and butt out.
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem.
Good luck,
Phroska L. McAlister,ESQ
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