Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I am being forced to sign over my guardianship with my two children do to not being able to find work for over a year and have gotten to far behind with child support.She has been influencing my children against me for some time and moved away as well.I am in a loosing battle.My question is.After reading over the documents to render my guardianship as a non custodial parent i did not see any verbiage releasing me from past , current and future obligations. I have asked for a simple agreement in writing since i do not have any trust in her promise to do so.How likely would it be that after signing i will still be in the same financial situation i am now?


Asked on 11/08/16, 11:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

I don't think you're signing over "guardianship." Guardians don't pay child support.

It sounds like you're signing an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights. Unless the final order specifically says otherwise, your delinquent child support debt survives the termination of your parental rights.

You want to insist on a provision (in the final order) to the effect that you don't owe any back child support, and any delinquent child support obligation is extinguished.

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Answered on 11/10/16, 1:33 pm


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