Legal Question in Family Law in New York
Hell my name is Daisy and I have a 4 year old, whos father has not seen him in over a year.He also dose not pay child support I do it with my soon to be husband. We want to charge him with abandonment and the only guy he knows as dad adopt him. I also want to change his last name and not tell him till he is 18. I need to know how to go about it and do I have a good case. Thank you for your time it means alot to me and my family.
2 Answers from Attorneys
You may be able to squeeze the natural father to release his paternity rights to the child (allowing for an adoption) by waiving your rights to child support.
Mike.
You would have to petition the court to terminate the biological father's parental rights.
Since the biological father has not paid any child support any way, you can advise that you do not need his financial support.
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