Legal Question in Family Law in Washington
Terminating his parental rights for him....
When I was 17, I had a baby with a guy who didn't want kids. So for the last four years he's had nothing to do with her, unless I brought her to him. But, my husband (We've been together since before she was born) is the person calls daddy. We've tried over and over to get him to sign over his rights..............is there any way to bypass him, and pettition to have his rights taken away, and then just have my husband adopt her? We're worried that if something happened to me they would try and send her to ''him'' and he's a drug addict. He's also homeless 90% of the time. Please and thank you for any help you can give me!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Terminating his parental rights for him....
Have you asked him to pay child support?
My suggestion is that you file an action for child support. You should ask the Family Support Unit of your local Prosecuting Attorney if they can help you with this.
You don't say how old your child is, but even a year of child support starts to add up when it is coupled with 12% interest. There will be back support.
He'll be ordered to pay it and a judgment entered against him. Back support is an obligation owed to you, as you have all ready provided support for your child.
THEN you are in a position to bargain with him. The bargain could be "allow my new husband to adopt her and I'll waive all this back support".
Sounds awful, but it has a chance of working. You are correct that if you are not around, he theoretically has rights to your daughter, because right now she's his child, too.
Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell
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