Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

relinguishing rights

i am doing some research for a friend of mine. i have a few questions. he is getting a lawer in california but the questions are for the state of texas so maybe you can be of some assistance. can a paternal parent relinguish his rights if he has been petitioned for child support. he has not seen the mother since feb.14,2008, and the child was born on may 27, 2008 . in california if there has been no contact between the child and parent after 1 year the rights are automattically taken over by the state and you loose all rights to the child. is there anything like that here in texas, if so what is the period of time? since he has not seen neither mother nor child in over a year should he stay away? he is not on the birth certificate and there is no a.o.p. the mother says that he is on the certificate of birth. what is that?


Asked on 3/28/09, 12:16 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Patricia F. Bushman BUSHMAN LAW OFFICES

Re: relinguishing rights

Boy, California and Texas must really be different! In Texas we have this quaint notion that if you make a baby, you pay for that baby, not the citizens of the State of Texas. Your friend needs to man up and support his child.

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Answered on 3/31/09, 6:23 pm
Fran Brochstein Attorney & Mediator

Re: relinguishing rights

In the State of Texas, many courts will not terminate a parent's rights unless a new person is willing to step into that parent's shoes.

California law is very different from Texas law. I don't practice law in CA so I don't know their procedures.

If you want a consultation, I charge $100 to sit down with you and go over your paperwork in person for an hour.

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Answered on 3/28/09, 7:16 pm


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