Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

My question is can a father legally give up his rights to a new born child without the mother consent with or without a signature...for any reason...even if he has other childern?


Asked on 8/15/10, 6:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

A man can sign a "waiver of interest" in a child or an "affidavit of relinquishment." Neither one has the legal effect of getting him off the hook for his parental duties (paying child support) unless a judge signs an order ("The Court finds that the parent-child relationship between Joseph Watson and Caleb Watson is terminated").

You can't get out of your legal parental duties just by signing a piece of paper.

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Answered on 8/21/10, 8:27 am


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